College Bulletin 2026-2027 
    
    Oct 09, 2026  
College Bulletin 2026-2027

PHIL 042. Descartes in Contemporary Philosophy


Responses to Descartes’s early modern philosophical innovations include basic contemporary work in philosophy of mind, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and metaphysics. Readings from authors who may include Frege, Russell, Moore, Husserl, Ryle, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Plantinga, Stroud and others.
PHIL distribution - (M)H
Prerequisite: First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Catalog chapter: Philosophy  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/philosophy


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