PHIL 354 Phenomenology

Phenomenology is one of the most influential philosophical movements in the 20th century. Underlying its development were several basic philosophical problems: knowledge of the 'external' world, the foundations of logic, and how to proceed in philosophy without presupposing all sorts of controversial assumptions. In the course of trying to solve these problems, phenomenology gave rise to numerous theories popular today, including modern existentialism, structuralism, deconstruction and postmodernism. Anyone who wants a deeper understanding of these movements should take this course.