Spring 2027

19th Century Philosophy: Idealism and Its Critics

Examines debates on the legacy of idealism through Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx, and historically obscured figures. Covers 19th-century epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand major nineteenth-century debates about epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.

  • Make persuasive philosophical arguments.

  • Interpret complex texts accurately and analyze them logically.

  • Practice interpretative charity and intellectual honesty, which includes appropriate attribution to others of their ideas, and recognition and frankness about the limitations of one’s own ideas.

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3 credits in PHILOS

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PHILOS 340

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  • 3 credits in PHILOS

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Legacy of idealism and its critics
  • Philosophy of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Marx
  • Nineteenth-century epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics

Skills

  • Constructing persuasive philosophical arguments
  • Interpreting complex texts and analyzing them logically
  • Practicing interpretative charity and intellectual honesty

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