| Room: Pepper Canyon Hall 120 | Prof. Eric Watkins |
| Times: T & Th 9:30-10:50 | Office: H&SS 8018 |
| Term: Fall Quarter 2008 | Office tel: 822-0082 |
| Office Hours: T 12:30-1:30 & by appointment | E-mail: ewatkins@ucsd.edu |
Phil 107 Hegel
The purpose of this course is to introduce the philosophical thought of G.F.W. Hegel by considering the works of his main immediate predecessors and major sections of his Phenomenology of Spirit (1807).
I. Reading Assignments (subject to adjustment)
| Th 9-25 | Introduction (Kant) | |
| T 9-30 | Introduction (Kant) cont. | |
| Th 10-2 | Reinhold, The Foundation of Philosophical Knowledge (1791) (53-74, 82-85) (in BKH) | |
| T 10-7 | Schulze,
Aenesidemus
(1792) (105-112) (in BKH), Fichte, "Review of Aenesidemus" (1792) (137-153) (in BKH) |
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| Th 10-9 | Fichte, Second Introduction to the Wissenschaftslehre (1797/8) (36-51) (in IW) | |
| T 10-14 | Fichte, Second Introduction to the Wissenschaftslehre (1797/8) (86-103) (in IW) | |
| Th 10-16 | Fichte, An Attempt at a New Presentation of the Wissenschaftslehre, Chapter One (106-118) (in IW) | |
| T 10-21 | Midterm Exam | |
| Th 10-23 | Hegel, "Faith and Knowledge" (67-75, 153-161) | Handout |
| Terms and Chronology | ||
| T 10-28 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) Introduction (46-57) | Outline |
| Th 10-30 |
Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Introduction, cont. |
Chisholm's "Problem of Crit." |
| T 11-4 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Sense Certainty (58-67) | Outline |
| Th 11-6 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Sense Certainty, cont. | |
| T 11-11 | Veteran's Day -- No class (University Holiday) | |
| Th 11-13 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Perception (68-79) | Outline |
| T 11-18 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Perception, cont. | |
| Th 11-20 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit,
Lordship and Bondage (104-119) |
Outline |
| T 11-25 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Lordship and Bondage, cont. | |
| Th 11-27 | Thanksgiving | |
| T 12-2 | Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, The Ethical Order (263-294) | Sophocles' Antigone |
| Th 12-4 | Absolute Knowing (479-493)
& Concluding Lecture |
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| Th 12-11 | Final Exam (8:00-10:59) | |
II. Texts:
Required
Fichte, J. G., Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre and Other Writings. [abbreviated as IW above] transl. Breazeale, Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The texts are available in the UCSD bookstore. All readings listed on the syllabus will be from these books.
Recommended
Beiser, Frederick, Hegel, New York: Routledge, 2005.
Beiser, Frederick, The Cambridge Companion to Hegel, New York: Cambridge, 1993.
Henrich, Dieter, Between Kant and Hegel, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003.
Taylor, Charles, Hegel, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
III. Requirements:
1. Midterm exam (25%)
There will be a mid-term
exam.
2. Final exam
(50%)
The final exam will be comprehensive, though Hegel will always
be involved in the question in one way or another.
Or:
One
Term Paper (50%)
The term paper should be 15
pages in
length. It should involve both primary and secondary literature. Term
paper topics will not be assigned; instead, by the beginning of the 8th
week (Tuesday, November 18) one must submit for my approval a 2-3 page
description of the topic and what literature (both primary and
secondary) will be discussed.
3. Class Participation
(25%)
Class participation is important and will be part of the final grade.
One way to participate in class is to submit detailed reactions to
and/or thoughtful questions about the reading (300 word minimum and maximum) in advance of
the relevant class (via e-mail).
Make-up Exam Policy
A make-up examination will be arranged only if
evidence of a valid excuse (e.g., a note from the doctor, the dean or
athletic department, etc.) is presented in a timely manner. If a
student misses an examination without a valid excuse, the student will
receive a grade of F for that exam.
IV. Other Information
1. I expect students to have read the material in advance and to be prepared to discuss it in class. This is not a lecture course, so class discussion is essential.
2. Honor Code. The Academic Honor Code must be observed in this course.
3. If accommodations are needed for a disability or religious reasons, please notify me during the first class period or as soon as possible.