Shane Mackinlay

Semester 1 Thursday afternoon 2008

God has re-emerged as a fundamental question in contemporary continental philosophy. Is it possible to think about God at all? If so, in what way? This unit examines the developments in 20th Century continental philosophy that establish the framework for contemporary thought about metaphysics, God and faith. Particular attention will be given to major texts covering nihilism, existentialism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and postmodern thought.

Prerequisites:	second level	two philosophy units at first level
	third level	two philosophy units at second level
Requirements:	3 hours per week
Assessment:	second level	two 500 word seminar papers	2 x 20%
		one 2,000 word essay	40%
		one 1 hour written examination	20%
	third level	two 500 word seminar papers	2 x 20%
		one 2,500 word essay	40%
		one 1 hour written examination	20%

Bibliography

Critchley, S., and W. Schroeder. A Companion to Continental Philosophy. Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.

Copleston, F. C. A History of Philosophy. Vols 7 and 9. London: Burns & Oates, 1963-75.

Gadamer, H. - G. Truth and Method, 2nd rev. ed. Translated by W. Glen-Doepel. Translation revised by J. Weinsheimer and D.G. Marshall. New York: Crossroads, 1992.

Heidegger, M. Being and Time: A Translation of Sein und Zeit. Translated by J. Stanbaugh. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1996.

Husserl, E. The Idea of Phenomenology. Translated by L. Hardy. Collected Works. Vol. 8. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic, 1999.

Lévinas, E. “Philosophy and the Idea of the Infinity.” In Collected Philosophical Papers, trans. A. Lingis, 47-59. Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 1998.

McNeill, W., and K. S. Feldman., eds. Continental Philosophy: An Anthology. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1998.

Moran, D. Introduction to Phenomenology. New York: Routledge, 2000.

Teichman, J., and G. White., eds. An Introduction to Modern European Philosophy, 2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1998.

West, D. An Introduction to Continental Philsophy. Oxford: Polity, 1996.