The Crisis of Philosophy 1900-2000 – Movements and Major ThinkersTwentieth century philosophy represents a profound crisis in thehistory of reason and culture. This crisis is based on the advent ofsubjectivism (the turn towards consciousness), egalitarian radicalism,and scientism; culture has become at once completely subjective,radicalized, and reductively-scientistic. The upshot is the near totalcollapse of public discourse. This course will detail the ideas anddevelopments that have created the crisis of twentieth-centuryphilosophy.Students in this course will be equipped
Philosophy of God (or natural theology) is the highest achievement of philosophy; it presupposes metaphysics and explores everything that may be known by reason about the first cause of being. This field of philosophy provides essential concepts and insights to Catholic theology about the divine attributes. In this course, students will be introduced to the key concepts of classical theism as well as subversive alternatives. Students will be equipped to: demonstrate familiarity with the major
Modern philosophy initiated a revolution in political, religious, and cultural ideas that still impacts our world today. In this course, students will be introduced to the major figures and ideas of this period with an emphasis on the foundational, motivating ideas of modern philosophy, namely, freedom and the primacy of human reason. Through the course we will see how these ideas develop and interact. Ultimately we see how modern philosophers engaged with new questions and
Epistemology is the philosophical study of truth, reason, and knowledge. Epistemology involves reasons reflective discovery of its own procedures in coming to understand and affirm the truth. In this course students will be introduced to the classical interpretation of the knowing process along with alternative approaches that distort and subvert the life of the intellect. Students in this course will be equipped to: demonstrate familiarity with the major epistemological theories including skepticism, relativism, idealism, realism,
PHI 202 Medieval Philosophy Medieval philosophy centered on the synthesis of Catholic faith with ancient philosophy, the rise of university culture, and the widespread systematic exploration of philosophy. In this course, students will be introduced to the major figures and ideas of medieval philosophy. This course will include discussions of the emergence of scholasticism, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Blessed Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. Students in this course will be equipped to: explain and evaluate
