Philosophy through the Ages, Part 4

According to the ancient Greeks, philosophy means the love of wisdom. More broadly, philosophy is a journey undertaken by those who wish to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationship to the world and to each other. This course is the fourth in a four-part series exploring the history of this collective journey, starting with Hegel. We then continue with the study of Existentialism, including Camus, Sartre, and Buber, followed by Heidegger whose driving question was “the question of being.” We then tackle the most contemporary thinking in philosophy, centering on the four basic questions of philosophy: Who am I really? What is real? How does one act in the face of the world? And what is the ultimate source of all this, or what is God? One need not have taken the previous courses to take and appreciate this final one. This course uses the Hybrid format which allows students to participate remotely or in the classroom.