PHIL 499

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Capstone Seminar

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Credit: 3 hours.

Capstone course required for all philosophy majors. Students will explore in depth a specific topic either in the history of philosophy or in contemporary practical or theoretical philosophy and will write a substantial original essay appropriate for a senior thesis. Topics will differ by section and semester.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: PHIL 202, PHIL 203, PHIL 206, PHIL 222, PHIL 223. Restricted to Philosophy and CS + Philosophy majors with Senior Standing. Philosophy majors (and CS + Philosophy majors matriculated before Fall 2020) are required to have PHIL 202 (or equivalent), PHIL 203, and PHIL 206. CS + Philosophy majors (matriculated after Fall 2020) are required to have PHIL 202 (or equivalent), PHIL 222, and PHIL 223.

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PHIL 499 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	71968	Lecture-Discussion	A	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	313 Gregory Hall	Varden, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Hannah Arendt is one of the most original and important political thinkers of the 20th century. This course will focus on Hannah Arendt’s groundbreaking work on modernity, the human condition, and totalitarianism. Our key works will be The Human Condition and The Origins of Totalitarianism, but we will also read related selections from in The Jewish Writings, Responsibility and Judgment, The Life of the Mind, Lectures on Kant’s Political Philosophy, and Thinking without a Bannister.
	71969	Lecture-Discussion	B	ARRANGED	n.a.	123 English Building	Ben Moshe, N Biondi, Z Livengood, J Scharp, K Weaver, C Weinberg, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours