EXISTENTIALISM

PHILOS 440

Course Description

Feeling like life is absurd, that existence is meaningless? Worried that you aren't living authentically? Then a course in Existentialism is just what you need. Study the classic texts of this intellectual movement that expressed despondency about Western civilization, its decadence, and its values. Along the way you'll meet the likes of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, and De Beauvoir.

Prerequisties

Junior standing or 3 Credits in PHILOS

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average

2.9

-6.52% from Historical

Completion Rate

84%

-9.08% from Historical

A Rate

24%

-2.72% from Historical

Class Size

-27.82% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Henry SOUTHGATE

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