Trans*formations

This course follows gender nonconforming mystics from antiquity to the present into the desert to seek transformed relationships to our self, sexuality, spirituality, intimacy, communities, and society. Syllabus

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Philosophy of Culture

When do we shift from infancy to social subjects shaped by culture? When does culture first imprint itself onto our being? Who does culture make visible and who does it erase? How do we resist and transform culture? Syllabus

Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art : On Sensation

A philosophical and emobidied study of the aesthetic sensations of sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, movement. How does the focus on each sensation expand or challenge our concept of art? Syllabus

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Feminist Theory : On Erotic Becoming

What is the relationship between politics and our deepest emotions, intimate encounters, and secret fantasies? Syllabus

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Contemporary Civilization

Sophmore year-long core seminar. Forming a just and happy community through the history of comparative socio-political philosophy, ethics, and religion. Syllabus

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Literature Humanities

Freshman year-long core seminar. Challenging the myth of the origins and primacy of the West through the lens of comparative religion, politics, gender, race, and decolonial theory. Syllabus

Hegels Herr-Knecht-Dialektik

Wir werden Hegels Narrativ genauer unter die Lupe nehmen, indem wir künstlerische Darstellungen von asymmetrischen Machtverhältnissen heranziehen, die sich mit Themen wie Sexualität, Geschlecht und Race beschäftigen. More information.

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Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy

The development of European philosophy against the backdrop of world wars. Can theory respond to historical crisis & trauma?

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Environmental Ethics

Comparing ethical frameworks with a focus on a Marxist-Feminist approach to sustainability. Why is saving the planet about power relations? Syllabus

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Repetition & Revolutions

Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy of History with a focus on responses to Hegel and Marx. Does history repeat itself? Syllabus

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The Comedy of Politics

A course in political philosophy and aesthetics with a focus on political satire. Can art seriously challenge political corruption? Syllabus

Introduction to Ethics

Comparing major ethical frameworks with a focus on Catholic Virtue Ethics. What virtues are required for the challenges of the 21st century? Syllabus

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Introduction to Philosophy

Tracing the history of Western philosophy through dialogues, soliloquies, and manifestos. How can philosophy represent the needs and desires of our self and community? Syllabus