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Syllabi August 24, 2018

Existentialism

Course Level Format
undergraduate
Instructor & Institution
Martie Reineke, University of Northern Iowa
Course Term & Year
2010
A 2010 course by Martha Reineke at the University of Northern Iowa approaches Existentialism primarily through the thought of Jean-Paul Sartre and the following themes: "Philosophical reflection is situated in the world. . . . Human existence is a question to itself. . . . The human body is an important subject for philosophical reflection. . . . .The existence of the other is a problem to be resolved. . . . .What is freedom and what are the possibilities of humans acting freely?"