PHIL 102 - Philosophy/Modern

3 credits

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the continental rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza. It contrasts their assumptions and methods with those of the British rationalists Locke, Berkley and Hume. The course concludes with attempts by Kant and by the American pragmatists to synthesize these divergent views.

Pre or Corequisites: Prerequisite: English 101-Ready or Corequisite: ENG 101 - Writing and Research