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PHL 401 — Late Modern Philosophy

PHL department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

learn about the major views of the late modern philosophers
develop critical thinking skills (including the capacity to digest and understand technical materials in philosophy
evaluate philosophical arguments and exploring the relationships between different views, and
construct, analyse and argue for coherent views in different philosophical doctrines

Course contents

A study of major Contemporary Philosophical doctrines and Movements. Examples include Speculative Philosophy, Analytical Philosophy, Pragmatism, Positivism, Existentialism, Utilitarianism, etc. Major Philosophers for discussion include Marx, Mill, Bentham, Comte, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Hegel, Brentano, Bradley, etc.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PHL 401.

PHL 401 — Late Modern Philosophy

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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