PHIL 441

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Existential Philosophy

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Study of a selection of the major writings of the more important existential philosophers, e.g., Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and de Beauvoir.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.

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PHIL 441 class schedule data for spring 2019
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43041	Lecture-Discussion	G1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	331 Gregory Hall	Schroeder, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Graduate Section Philosophy 441: Existentialism Special Focus: Early Sartre contrasted with de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Heidegger In this course the most interesting sections of Jean-Paul Sartre’s first major treatise, Being and Nothingness, will be given a close reading, analysis, and critique. In addition, the main features of his early works on Emotions, Imagination, and the Ego will be explored, as will his essay on humanism. In addition to Sartre, contrasting theories on certain topics will be explored from Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty and de Beauvoir. However the main readings will be the more accessible sections of Being and Nothingness and some of Sartre’s key works of literature: Nausea; No Exit; The Flies; and Dirty Hands. The major works of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty and de Beauvoir will be available, but only as suggested (optional) readings. Every effort will be made to keep the readings accessible and manageable, and Sartre’s difficult terminology will be explained as the course proceeds. The topics that will be considered in some depth are the self, emotions, imagination, self-deception, the body, intersubjectivity, concrete relations with others (e.g., love, sexual desire, hatred), freedom, existential psychoanalysis, and authenticity/ethics, and dialectical approaches to social theory. Main requirements for the course include one term paper (10-12 pages), a midterm, and a final exam. The term paper will require expository, critical, and creative thinking components in equal measure. The course is intended for advanced undergraduates and philosophy majors, but graduate students in other disciplines and in philosophy are welcome to enroll. Texts include Existentialism is a Humanism; Transcendence of the Ego; Nausea; selections from Being and Nothingness; Search for a Method; No Exit and Other Plays. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	43040	Lecture-Discussion	U1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	331 Gregory Hall	Schroeder, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Undergraduate Section Philosophy 441: Existentialism Special Focus: Early Sartre contrasted with de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Heidegger In this course the most interesting sections of Jean-Paul Sartre’s first major treatise, Being and Nothingness, will be given a close reading, analysis, and critique. In addition, the main features of his early works on Emotions, Imagination, and the Ego will be explored, as will his essay on humanism. In addition to Sartre, contrasting theories on certain topics will be explored from Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty and de Beauvoir. However the main readings will be the more accessible sections of Being and Nothingness and some of Sartre’s key works of literature: Nausea; No Exit; The Flies; and Dirty Hands. The major works of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty and de Beauvoir will be available, but only as suggested (optional) readings. Every effort will be made to keep the readings accessible and manageable, and Sartre’s difficult terminology will be explained as the course proceeds. The topics that will be considered in some depth are the self, emotions, imagination, self-deception, the body, intersubjectivity, concrete relations with others (e.g., love, sexual desire, hatred), freedom, existential psychoanalysis, and authenticity/ethics, and dialectical approaches to social theory. Main requirements for the course include one term paper (10-12 pages), a midterm, and a final exam. The term paper will require expository, critical, and creative thinking components in equal measure. The course is intended for advanced undergraduates and philosophy majors, but graduate students in other disciplines and in philosophy are welcome to enroll. Texts include Existentialism is a Humanism; Transcendence of the Ego; Nausea; selections from Being and Nothingness; Search for a Method; No Exit and Other Plays. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.