PHIL 315: 20th Century Philosophy

This course introduces the student to some of the central issues and ideas explored by the three major philosophical traditions of the 20th century: American pragmatism, AngloAmerican (analytic) philosophy, and Continental philosophy. Study will focus upon representative works from each of these traditions, by thinkers such as James, Dewey, Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin, Quine, Hempel, Husserl, Heidegger, and Derrida.