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History and Freedom in German Idealism
GOV 1052

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Description

The high period of German Idealism -- from 1781, the year of the publication of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, to the death of Hegel in 1831 -- was one of the great revolutionary epochs in the history of philosophy, and, not coincidentally, in politics and culture. We shall study the thought of the period using the central notions of history and freedom as a guiding thread. Our modern conceptions of religion, art and society were all shaped by the ideas about history and human agency that emerged at that time. 

Class Notes

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Please note: Professor Rosen will lead a discussion section on Fridays from 10:30-11:45 AM.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
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Department Government
Course Component Lecture
Subject Government
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students