Existentialism
General
Prefix
PHIL
Course Number
222
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre on the human subject. Existential phenomenology, knowledge, truth, freedom, personal relations, authenticity and value.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
06
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify and explain the key concepts in Existentialism.
Outcome
Explain the core themes of Existentialist thought and their historical development.
Outcome
Compare and contrast the treatment of core themes of Existentialist thought in key existentialist philosophers.
Outcome
Interpret and analyze key concepts and core themes of Existentialist thought in various literary forms.
Outcome
Relate key concepts and core themes of Existentialist thought to current issues in the contemporary world.