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PHIL 316

Survey of 20th Century Philosophy

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Survey of select major movements and philosophers of twentieth century philosophy. Areas of possible thematic focus include: analytic philosophy, naturalism, phenomenology and existentialism, philosophy of race and gender, pragmatism, and social and political philosophy. Coverage of key figures such as Ayer, de Beauvoir, Foucault, Heidegger, Husserl, Quine, Sartre, Rorty, Russell, Wittgenstein.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • 3 credits in philosophy
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in philosophy.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • state a thesis about a problem in twentieth century philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
  • interpret the ideas (by comparison and contrast) associated with major twentieth century philosophers in the course survey.
  • distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in a twentieth century philosophical text.
  • show what is at stake, for current philosophical debates, in a twentieth century philosophical text.