/45 contact hrs) The course will be a combination of lectures, discussions, homework, and group assignments. Students will engage in philosophizing by learning and practicing the skills and methods of philosophical inquiry and analysis. Various topics will be presented and discussed. Matters pertinent to human existence and purpose will form the core of this course and will be presented through a series of philosophers who have reflected on these issues. While not ignoring the ancient masters, modern philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Wittgenstein and Rawls will be discussed. Prerequisite: None
- Subject
- PHI
- Credits (min)
- 4.5
- Credits (max)
- 4.5
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- wust.edu