PHIL 930 Hegel and his Critics
The course will survey some of the main figures of nineteenth century philosophy as directly responding to Hegel's influence. After an overview of Hegel's thought, we'll read selections from Feuerbach, Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche. The main leitmotif is: what is philosophy's aim? What form should it take? Other neighboring themes to be discussed in this context are the relationships between ethics and history, empirical science and morality, metaphysics and art.