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Course Description

This course examines the foundations of modern philosophy in the two dominant traditions of the 17th and 18th century: rationalism and empiricism. The philosophers studied include Descartes, Hume and Kant, and a selection of their contemporaries, e.g. Berkeley, Cavendish, du Chatelet, Conway, Leibniz, Locke, Malebranche, Reid, Shepherd, Spinoza. Topics may include the foundations and limits of knowledge, the nature of reality, skepticism, causation, the mind-body relation, person-hood, free will, good and evil, passions and emotions.

Requisites

Antirequisites: PHL403

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Course Sections
Class Number
5906
Type
LEC
Days
W
Time
6:30PM to 9:30PM
Dates
Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 15, 2026
Schedule
Contact Hours
39.0
Location
  • Online
Delivery Options
online  
Fees
Domestic Fee non-credit $574.08 Click here to get more information
Domestic Out of Province Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
International Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information