| Course Title: Topics in Philosophy: 'Spinoza: God, Freedom, Passion, and Immortality' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: Topics such as free will, the proper management of the passions, the existence and nature of God, and the possibility of immortality have dominated western philosophy for centuries. This class will examine these questions through the lens of the 17th century systematic philosopher Benedict de Spinoza. It will examine his distinctive approach and answers to these questions, primarily through the lens of his most famous work, the geometrically-presented Ethics. Students will read both primary and secondary texts, with the focus being on the primary materials. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Stephen Harrop | sharrop@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 210 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits from the Philosophy department. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| PHIL0002 | PHIL-ET: Ethics and Value Theory | This course has been approved to count towards the Philosophy major in the Ethics and Value Theory area. |
| PHIL0003 | PHIL-TP: Theoretical Philosophy | This course has been approved to count towards the Philosophy major in the Theoretical Philosophy area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 11 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |