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PA214 Modern Philosophy

3 Credits

This course covers the philosophical developments of the 17th and 18th centuries, a time when our modern ideas of science, individuality, and democracy began to take shape. We will focus primarily on the epistemological question “How do we know what we know?” but will also give attention to the moral question “How ought we to act?” By the end of this course students will have a better understanding of the conceptual origins of the contemporary world. Prerequisite: PA101 or permission of instructor.

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