| PHIL 108 --
19th Century Philosophy Idealism, Materialism, Pessimism, Anarchism, Pragmatism Spring 2017 |
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| Professor:
Clinton Tolley office: HSS 8018 hours: 12:30-2:00pm email: ctolley [at] ucsd.edu |
Teaching Assistant:
tbd office: hours: tbd email: tbd |
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| Time:
MWF 11:00-11:50am Location: Mandeville Hall (MANDE) B-104 [map] |
| {there are no required
textbooks} {a reader will be made available on the course's TED page} |
| This course will serve as
an introduction to some of the more influential movements
in 19th century philosophy that arose in Europe and the
U.S. We will begin by discussing the idealism emerging
from Germany after Kant, concerning the effectiveness of
reason to organize and govern human life. We will then
move on to examine several of its most influential
critics, including historical materialism, pessimism,
anarchism, and pragmatism. We will read a series of works by Georg HEGEL, Karl MARX, Arthur SCHOPENHAUER, Friedrich NIETZSCHE, William JAMES, W.E.B DU BOIS, Emma GOLDMAN, Rosa LUXEMBURG, and Jane ADDAMS. Throughout the course we will also engage with the art and culture of the period, in order to see how these topics and questions were being wrestled with by contemporaries of our authors. |
| {tentative} * weekly reading/lecture questionnaires * weekly short written responses * mid-term exam * final exam * attendance * participation |
| {tentative} hegel, introduction to the philosophy of history marx, on feuerbach, 1844 manuscripts, german ideology, capital schopenhauer, the world as will and representation, book IV nietzsche, twilight of the idols james, the moral philosopher, the will to believe, pragmatism du bois, the souls of black folk goldman, anarchism, traffic in women, failure of christianity luxemburg, reform or revolution addams, newer ideals of peace |