PHL 208H Philosophy in the Western World: Medieval to Enlightenment

The history of European philosophy from the dawn of modern science in the 16th Century through the early 19th Century. The course will cover some of the major Rationalists: Descartes, Spinoza, or Leibniz, and some of the major Empiricists: Locke, Berkeley, or Hume. Main topics are epistemology and metaphysics, including such questions as: What is our proof that God exists? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Does all knowledge come from experience?
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Required for honors students, but open to others by consent of instructor

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