Spring 2012
Philosophy 290-001 Modern Philosophy
T, Th 12:30-1:45
Comer 100

Philosophy 290-002 Modern Philosophy
T, Th 2:00--3:15
Comer 308

                    Professor: Michael Patton, 300B Comer Hall
                    Phone Numbers: Office: 665-6434 Home: 665-9569
                    Office Hours

• Course description: Catalog Description:  PH 290--Modern Philosophy from the Renaissance
  to the present. Emphasis on the outstanding philosophers of the period.
   
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       In Development of Modern Western Philosophy, we will trace the development of
       philosophy and science as they are done today through careful readings of the
       progenitors of modern thought. Beginning chronologically with Descartes, we will
       see how the topics he chose for consideration determined in large part what topics
       others after him found suitable for inquiry. We will move along the time line and
       culminate with a reading of some of Kant's philosophical writings, which set the
       stage for modern and post-modern thought. Represented philosophers include
       Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Hume and Kant

  Note--All information on this syllabus is subject to change during the progress of the semester.