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Apr 27, 2024
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Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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PHL 239 - Lyotard and Levinas (4 Cr.)(Formerly PHL 339)
Is it possible to do justice-to another person, to the truth, to oneself? How does obligation arise? What is the role of language in relationships? What is the responsibility of the witness? These
are the questions motivating two 20th century French philosophers, Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-François Lyotard. We will explore the impact of Levinas on Lyotard (who came after), as well as the relevance of their writings for areas such as art, memory and testimony, gender, history, international human rights, democracy, and education. Prerequisite: Either sophomore standing, one philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2017-18 and alternate years. Grebowicz.
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