Renaissance and Modern Philosophy

Emory University, fall 2014

This historical survey course is required for philosophy majors at Emory and is also open to non-majors.  It is also a university designated writing-intensive course. Topics covered included Renaissance philosophy, rationalism, empiricism and the rise of modern science, and Kant, and readings focused primarily on epistemology, metaphysics, and mind.

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