PHIL 414

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Major Recent Philosophers

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Intensive study of one or two important philosophers of the present century, e.g., Wittgenstein, Dewey, Heidegger, or Quine. Topics vary; see Class Schedule.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with approval, if topics vary. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.

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PHIL 414 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	52264	Lecture-Discussion	G1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	W203 Turner Hall	Erlenbusch-Anderson, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: In a 1974 interview, asked about the audience for whom he wrote, Foucault famously answered that he intended for his books to be “machines … instruments, utensils, weapons,” to be used as “a sort of tool-box through which others can rummage to find a tool with which they can do what seems good to them, in their domain.” And rummaged people have. A 2007 study lists Foucault as the most cited author in the humanities, and in 2016 Discipline and Punish ranked seventh among the 25 most cited books in the social sciences. A steady stream of posthumous publications has added new tools to the tool-box and ensures a continuously growing body of scholarship inspired by Foucault. This course will appraise Foucault’s massive appeal by introducing students to some of his major works, including The Order of Things (1966), Discipline and Punish (1975), and The Will to Know (1976, alongside a range of other texts, lectures, and interviews. A thematic focus on Foucault’s analytics of power—from sovereignty to discipline, biopolitics, and government—will allow us to chart the development of Foucault’s thought, identify its main characteristics, and reflect on its continued relevance in the present. Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	52263	Lecture-Discussion	U1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	W203 Turner Hall	Erlenbusch-Anderson, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: In a 1974 interview, asked about the audience for whom he wrote, Foucault famously answered that he intended for his books to be “machines … instruments, utensils, weapons,” to be used as “a sort of tool-box through which others can rummage to find a tool with which they can do what seems good to them, in their domain.” And rummaged people have. A 2007 study lists Foucault as the most cited author in the humanities, and in 2016 Discipline and Punish ranked seventh among the 25 most cited books in the social sciences. A steady stream of posthumous publications has added new tools to the tool-box and ensures a continuously growing body of scholarship inspired by Foucault. This course will appraise Foucault’s massive appeal by introducing students to some of his major works, including The Order of Things (1966), Discipline and Punish (1975), and The Will to Know (1976, alongside a range of other texts, lectures, and interviews. A thematic focus on Foucault’s analytics of power—from sovereignty to discipline, biopolitics, and government—will allow us to chart the development of Foucault’s thought, identify its main characteristics, and reflect on its continued relevance in the present. Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.