PHILOSOPHY 16: 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY SPRING 2009 EUGENE MARSHALL PERIOD 2 OFFICE: 204 THORNTON HALL

THORNTON HALL EUGENE.MARSHALL@DARTMOUTH.EDU 1:00-1:50 OFFICE HOURS: 12:30-1:30 MW, OR BY APPOINTMENT LECTURES: CLASS 104 X-PERIOD: THUR

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The goals of this course are for the student to become familiar with several of the major figures of 19th Century philosophy, to write clear, wellstructured and carefully argued papers and, as much as possible, to discuss important philosophical issues in a thoughtful and constructive way. We will focus on the arguments of various authors while reading in a deliberate and critical manner. Some themes that will be discussed are as follows: what is the relationship between the knower and the known? What is the nature of history? What is the role of reason in human life? The course will consist of readings, in-class discussions, lectures, and writing assignments. REQUIRED TEXTS: 1. Hegel, The Hegel Reader, Wily-Blackwell, 1998; ISBN: 0631203478. 2. Schopenhauer, The World as Will..., Dover, 1966; ISBN: 0486217612. 3. Marx, Selected Writings, Hackett, 1994: ISBN: 0872202186. 4. Nietzsche, Basic Writings, Modern Library, 2000; ISBN: 0679783393. 5. Nietzsche, The Portable Nietzsche, Penguin, 1977: ISBN: 0140150625. All texts are available at Wheelock Books. COURSE FORMAT & REQUIREMENTS: The course format is lecture-discussion. Please arrive well-prepared to discuss the current material. Term grades are to be assigned based upon the quality of four response papers (15% each) and one critical paper (30%), plus attendance and participation (10%). Except in the case of medical emergency, no late papers will be accepted. Due dates will be determined as the course progresses. Papers are to be submitted via Blitz in RTF, PDF, or ODT not DOCX. A FURTHER NOTE: The texts we shall read are devilishly difficult you will often find them absolutely unintelligible. I suggest that you reread them several times and come to class with your questions. Because of their difficulty, I shall not commit to a hard and fast syllabus. Instead, we shall proceed through the

readings at the speed necessary for understanding. This may result in texts being dropped or cut short. It may also result in the dates of your assignments being moved with some frequency. I prefer to include this kind of flexibility so that we may make the most of these texts.

Course Outline: Further short readings not listed below may be assigned. Everything on this syllabus is subject to change based upon the progress of the class. Schopenhauer, World as Will and Representation Books One and Two (maybe) excerpts from Books Three and Four Hegel, Hegel Reader Philosophy of History, pp. 400-416. Philosophy of Right, pp. 319-399. Phenomenology of Spirit, pp. 45-124. Logic, pp. 175-211. Marx, Selected Readings Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, pp. 54-97. Theses on Feuerbach, pp. 98-101. German Ideology, part I, pp. 102-156. Communist Manifesto, pp. 157-186. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, pp. 187-208. (maybe) excerpts from Capital Nietzsche, Basic Writings The Birth of Tragedy, sections 1-15 Beyond Good and Evil, Part 1; also 34, 36, 61, 192, 193, 205, 207, 211, 230, 252 Genealogy of Morals, Essay One Twilight of the Idols, especially 'Reason' in Philosophy and How the True World Finally Became a Fable The Gay Science, 285, 341 ...further excerpts added as appropriate