Philosophy
PHIL 2330: Modern Philosophy
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Focuses on the hundred years between 1650 and 1750, sometimes called “the century of genius.” It was a period in which philosophers reacted to the new scientific discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo.
- Out of this reaction came new ways of thinking about the nature of knowledge and the nature of reality.
- Focuses on such major figures as the rationalists Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza, and the empiricists Locke, Berkeley, and Hume.
- Requires prior completion of one philosophy course.
Focuses on the hundred years between 1650 and 1750, sometimes called “the century of genius.” It was a period in which philosophers reacted to the new scientific discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. Show more.