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HUMN 3B90
Special Topic in Humanities: Essential Questions in the Humanities: Truth in Cross-Philosophical Perspective
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 1.0 Liberal Studies credits at the 200 level, including 0.5 VISC credit.
From the time of Plato and Aristotle, the definition of truth went unchallenged in Western philosophy – that is, until the end of the 19th century when “truth” was attacked on several fronts at once. This course will familiarize students with the classical notion of truth as well as with the metaphysical, epistemological, moral, political, and historical grounds on which this notion has recently been challenged by authors within the French, the German, and the Anglo-American philosophical traditions.
Notes: A "Special Topic" course provides more advanced analysis of a topic of general interest or relevance. This course fulfills 0.5 credit toward the Liberal Studies requirements toward the BFA or B.Des.
Course was last updated June 19, 2008 - 12:25 PM