2019-2020 Academic Bulletin 
    
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2019-2020 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHIL 270 - Early Modern Philosophy: Science and Knowledge


Credits: 4
A study of translated writings from European thinkers of the 17th and 18th centuries on epistemology, the description of the human mind, and the justification of scientific understanding. Authors may include Galileo, Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Hume and Kant. The authors present positions relevant to a number of philosophical movements, including the Mechanical Philosophy, Rationalism, Empiricism and Transcendental Philosophy.

Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy.

Distribution Requirements: HE.