PHIL 350 - Seminar in Comparative Methodology

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

Topic for 2015/16b: Modernism, Post Modernism, and Hermeneutics. The Modernism/Postmodernism/Hermeneutic divide stretches across many different disciplines, including philosophy, literary theory, history, religious studies, political science, anthropology and others. Roughly, these approaches argue over whether rationality, truth, and ethics are culturally and historically universal (Modernism), incommensurable (postmodernism) or dialogical (Hermeneutics). This course explores these approaches with an emphasis on how they apply in the context of one culture trying to understand another. Requirements include regular class participation that shows familiarity with the the readings and many brief essays. Mr. Van Norden.

Prerequisite: courses in Philosophy at the 200-level.

One 2-hour period.