Spring 2027

Existentialism

Existentialism course studying classic texts on Western civilization's decadence and values, featuring Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, and De Beauvoir.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Henry Southgate

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.60 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.30 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.37 GPA, 73.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe some of the key features of existentialism.

  • Review some of the key arguments made by existentialist philosophers.

Source: UW Guide

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PHILOS 440

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.60 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.30 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.37 GPA, 73.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HENRY SOUTHGATE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.60 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.30 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.37 GPA, 73.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Absurdity, meaninglessness, and authenticity in life.
  • Despondency about Western civilization, its decadence, and its values.
  • Works of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, and De Beauvoir.

Skills

  • Review key arguments made by existentialist philosophers.
  • Describe key features of existentialism.

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PHILOS 440 · Spring 2027

Existentialism

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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