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CEA CAPA Partner Institution:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in:English
Course Code:W_BA_COEN
Transcript Source:Partner Institution
Course Details:Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits:3
Contact Hours:84
Prerequisites:Modern philosophy
DESCRIPTION
Two main lines of thought characterize twentieth-century continental philosophy: the decentering of the subject and the linguistic turn. Both take shape in different ways in the most important philosophical traditions of this period: phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical theory, poststructuralism and philosophy of difference. In this course, these traditions will be discussed, and texts will be read of the most important philosophers of this age:
1. Phenomenology: Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty 2. Existentialism: Sartre 3. Hermeneutics: Gadamer 4. Critical theory / Frankfurter Schule: Adorno 5. Poststructuralism: Foucault, Butler 6. Deconstruction and philosophy of difference: Derrida, Deleuze.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
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