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    PHIL 175: History of Modern Philosophy

    Colombetti


Course Description:

This course presents a historical and critical survey of the most influential philosophers and philosophical movements in the period between the Copernican Revolution and the Enlightenment, paying particular attention to the scientific and political revolutions of the modern age. We will study the work of Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, and others.

Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 100
Transfer Credit: UC; CSU (C2)

    David Hume (1711-1776)







Students can obtain an official syllabus in class.
Course grade will be based on multiple-choice exams and essays.
Advice on how to prepare for multiple-choice exams: Study Tips
Information on how essays are evaluated: Standards for Essays


Required Texts:

Norman Melchert,ed.,
The Great Conversation:
A Historical Introduction to Philosophy,
4th ed.
(Boston: McGraw Hill, 2002)
chapters 12 - 16

and selected primary sources
(to be announced)