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Fall 2024  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (32806)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
6 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Tue 04:00PM - 06:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 731
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 26 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Description:

The early modern debate over personal identity is one of the most vibrant and important debates within the history of philosophy. Almost every philosopher of the period asked, what is a person? What makes a person different from other kinds of beings? And what makes anyone the same person over time? Nevertheless, many who contributed to this debate are left out of our contemporary discussions of it. In this course, we will consider not only the canonical thinkers, including Descartes, Locke, and Hume, but also the often-ignored figures, including Conway, Cavendish, and Amo. The goal of this course is to bring women, and philosophers of color back into the fold, to recover an accurate understanding of the early modern debate over personal identity, and the different ontological, metaphysical, epistemological, theological, political, and scientific considerations that shaped it.

Grading:
Participation and the final paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32806/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 November 2016

Spring 2023  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (65492)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
6 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Wed 03:00PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 830
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 13 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Description:
"Understanding Locke's Essay"
John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding was the single most widely read academic text in English for a full fifty years after its publication, and Locke's answers to important and currently debated philosophical issues are still cogent today. In fact, John Locke is known as the father of modern empiricism, and Locke's thoughts on persons paved the way to current theories of personal identity. In this course we will read Locke's magnum opus, and we will explore not only Locke's thoughts on nativism and personal identity, but also the role of language, the limits of knowledge, the dangers of enthusiasm, and the debate over substance dualism. Along the way, we will question whether Locke is rightly called an "empiricist," and the extent to which Locke is committed to the corpuscular hypothesis. The central objective of this course is to broaden and deepen our understanding of Locke's metaphysical and ontological commitments, within the framework of his epistemic modesty, while gaining a better appreciation for Locke's influence on current philosophical debates.*

*Most of our focus will be on primary text reading (of the Essay), but we will supplement this reading with chapters from the forthcoming Lockean Mind volume I am co-editing for Routledge. This will not only give students access to the most up to date research being done on Locke and his influence, but also allow us to broaden our scope some, and consider topics such as Locke on children's rights, slavery, and religion. The Early Modern Interest Group (EMIG) housed in the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science will also be reading some of Locke's medical writings during the Spring 2019 semester. Graduate students are welcomed to attend EMIG as a complement to our seminar and expand their scope even further.
Grading:
Participation and the final paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65492/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
30 October 2018

Fall 2021  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (35957)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
6 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Thu 04:00PM - 06:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 731
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Description:

The early modern debate over personal identity is one of the most vibrant and important debates within the history of philosophy. Almost every philosopher of the period asked, what is a person? What makes a person different from other kinds of beings? And what makes anyone the same person over time? Nevertheless, many who contributed to this debate are left out of our contemporary discussions of it. In this course, we will consider not only the canonical thinkers, including Descartes, Locke, and Hume, but also the often-ignored figures, including Conway, Cavendish, and Amo. The goal of this course is to bring women, and philosophers of color back into the fold, to recover an accurate understanding of the early modern debate over personal identity, and the different ontological, metaphysical, epistemological, theological, political, and scientific considerations that shaped it.

Grading:
Participation and the final paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35957/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 November 2016

Fall 2020  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (33294)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
6 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Meets With:
EMS 8500 Section 002
GER 8820 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Wed 03:00PM - 05:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:
According to Kant, the field of philosophy comes down to four central questions: 1. What can I know? 2. What should I do? 3. What may I hope? 4. What is the human being? Among these questions the fourth, anthropological question is the most fundamental, insofar as the answers to the other three questions depend upon the nature of our humanity. In this class, we examine Kant's conception of humanity, his theory of anthropology, and the anthropological roots of his theories of epistemology and practical philosophy. Topics that we will consider are include Kant's views on the methodology and scientific status of anthropology, his account of the mental faculties and their role in human action, the concretization of the moral law in particular contexts, and his conception of personal and societal improvement. Another theme of the class will be grappling with the stark racist, sexist, and ableist dimensions of Kant's anthropology. Using literature on Kant's prejudices and their influence on his philosophy, we will confront the issue of how we, as philosophers and historians of philosophy, ought to react to the abhorrent beliefs and theories of our canonical figures. This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
Immanuel Kant's influential Critical philosophy is inextricably tied to developments in various of the sciences in the 17th and 18th century. Some commentators have gone as far to claim that the metaphysical theory developed in his Critique of Pure Reason was crafted with an eye toward grounding a quasi-Newtonian physical theory. Though Kant's views on physics have received a good deal of attention in philosophical scholarship, Kant's own interests were by no means so limited. In lesser known works, Kant espoused developed theories of various other sciences, including chemistry, psychology, anthropology, geography, history, and biology. Indeed, Kant was especially famous for his foundational work in anthropology, which helped to secure the science as its own, independent discipline.

In this course, we broadly examine Kant's views on the sciences, with an especial attention toward developing a comprehensive, hierarchical account that unifies and systematizes the various sorts of science. While the individual sciences have each received some isolated treatment by commentators (much of which will receive consideration in the course), contemporary scholarship wants for such an overarching treatment of Kant's philosophy of science, putting our considerations on the cutting edge of Kant studies.
Grading:
Students will be evaluated primarily on the basis of participation, a presentation, and a research paper. Much of the emphasis will be placed on developing students' abilities to rewrite papers as well as to react profitably to constructive feedback (as well as to give it).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33294/1209
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mcnu0074_PHIL8090_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 May 2017

Spring 2019  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (66503)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Wed 03:00PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 830
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:
"Understanding Locke's Essay" John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding was the single most widely read academic text in English for a full fifty years after its publication, and Locke's answers to important and currently debated philosophical issues are still cogent today. In fact, John Locke is known as the father of modern empiricism, and Locke's thoughts on persons paved the way to current theories of personal identity. In this course we will read Locke's magnum opus, and we will explore not only Locke's thoughts on nativism and personal identity, but also the role of language, the limits of knowledge, the dangers of enthusiasm, and the debate over substance dualism. Along the way, we will question whether Locke is rightly called an "empiricist," and the extent to which Locke is committed to the corpuscular hypothesis. The central objective of this course is to broaden and deepen our understanding of Locke's metaphysical and ontological commitments, within the framework of his epistemic modesty, while gaining a better appreciation for Locke's influence on current philosophical debates.* *Most of our focus will be on primary text reading (of the Essay), but we will supplement this reading with chapters from the forthcoming Lockean Mind volume I am co-editing for Routledge. This will not only give students access to the most up to date research being done on Locke and his influence, but also allow us to broaden our scope some, and consider topics such as Locke on children's rights, slavery, and religion. The Early Modern Interest Group (EMIG) housed in the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science will also be reading some of Locke's medical writings during the Spring 2019 semester. Graduate students are welcomed to attend EMIG as a complement to our seminar and expand their scope even further.
Class Description:
"Understanding Locke's Essay"
John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding was the single most widely read academic text in English for a full fifty years after its publication, and Locke's answers to important and currently debated philosophical issues are still cogent today. In fact, John Locke is known as the father of modern empiricism, and Locke's thoughts on persons paved the way to current theories of personal identity. In this course we will read Locke's magnum opus, and we will explore not only Locke's thoughts on nativism and personal identity, but also the role of language, the limits of knowledge, the dangers of enthusiasm, and the debate over substance dualism. Along the way, we will question whether Locke is rightly called an "empiricist," and the extent to which Locke is committed to the corpuscular hypothesis. The central objective of this course is to broaden and deepen our understanding of Locke's metaphysical and ontological commitments, within the framework of his epistemic modesty, while gaining a better appreciation for Locke's influence on current philosophical debates.*

*Most of our focus will be on primary text reading (of the Essay), but we will supplement this reading with chapters from the forthcoming Lockean Mind volume I am co-editing for Routledge. This will not only give students access to the most up to date research being done on Locke and his influence, but also allow us to broaden our scope some, and consider topics such as Locke on children's rights, slavery, and religion. The Early Modern Interest Group (EMIG) housed in the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science will also be reading some of Locke's medical writings during the Spring 2019 semester. Graduate students are welcomed to attend EMIG as a complement to our seminar and expand their scope even further.
Grading:
Participation and the final paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66503/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
30 October 2018

Fall 2017  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (33522)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Wed 04:00PM - 06:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 731
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Description:
Immanuel Kant's influential Critical philosophy is inextricably tied to developments in various of the sciences in the 17th and 18th century. Some commentators have gone as far to claim that the metaphysical theory developed in his Critique of Pure Reason was crafted with an eye toward grounding a quasi-Newtonian physical theory. Though Kant's views on physics have received a good deal of attention in philosophical scholarship, Kant's own interests were by no means so limited. In lesser known works, Kant espoused developed theories of various other sciences, including chemistry, psychology, anthropology, geography, history, and biology. Indeed, Kant was especially famous for his foundational work in anthropology, which helped to secure the science as its own, independent discipline.

In this course, we broadly examine Kant's views on the sciences, with an especial attention toward developing a comprehensive, hierarchical account that unifies and systematizes the various sorts of science. While the individual sciences have each received some isolated treatment by commentators (much of which will receive consideration in the course), contemporary scholarship wants for such an overarching treatment of Kant's philosophy of science, putting our considerations on the cutting edge of Kant studies.
Grading:
Students will be evaluated primarily on the basis of participation, a presentation, and a research paper. Much of the emphasis will be placed on developing students' abilities to rewrite papers as well as to react profitably to constructive feedback (as well as to give it).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33522/1179
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mcnu0074_PHIL8090_Fall2017.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 May 2017

Spring 2017  |  PHIL 8090 Section 001: Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy (68014)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Wed 04:00PM - 06:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 731
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary by offering. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gordo216+PHIL8090+Spring2017
Class Description:

The early modern debate over personal identity is one of the most vibrant and important debates within the history of philosophy. Almost every philosopher of the period asked, what is a person? What makes a person different from other kinds of beings? And what makes anyone the same person over time? Nevertheless, many who contributed to this debate are left out of our contemporary discussions of it. In this course, we will consider not only the canonical thinkers, including Descartes, Locke, and Hume, but also the often-ignored figures, including Conway, Cavendish, and Amo. The goal of this course is to bring women, and philosophers of color back into the fold, to recover an accurate understanding of the early modern debate over personal identity, and the different ontological, metaphysical, epistemological, theological, political, and scientific considerations that shaped it.

Grading:
Participation and the final paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68014/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 November 2016

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