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May 19, 2026
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PHIL 2120Z - History of Western Philosophy: Modern–American Civic Literacy
Students critically investigate major philosophical theories and movements in Western philosophy of the 17th and 18th centuries, exploring the most influential metaphysical, epistemological, and political/ethical theories advanced in this era (the Age of Enlightenment). This investigation includes but is not limited to texts by prominent figures from the Rationalist tradition, the Empiricist tradition, and Immanuel Kant. In addition, the course includes a study of how these enlightenment figures and texts shaped U.S. political, social, and economic institutions and conventions.
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Arch: Constructed World
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2HL
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMAH Arts & Humanities
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Term(s) Typically Offered:
- Athens: Irregular
- Ohio Online: Irregular
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to state, elaborate on, and critically react to major arguments and theories advanced by European philosophers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Students will be able to use scholarly methods and resources (both digital and in print) to conduct a comprehensive analysis of philosophical views of 17th & 18th centuries, where the analysis includes the refinement & synthesis of the views considered.
- Students will be able to systematically identify and analyze the important assumptions, concepts, principles, and contextual factors informing major theories and arguments advanced by 17th and 18th century European philosophers.
- Students will be able to articulate their own philosophical positions–particularly in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics–where the position is nuanced, appropriately complex, sensitive to different perspectives, and appropriately qualified.
- Students will be able to state (both orally and in writing) well-defined conclusions of both an interpretive and normative nature and use the tools of logic to present deductive and inductive arguments in support of these conclusions.
- Students will be able to use correctly the fundamental terms, concepts, and theories, crucial to reading, comprehending, and explaining influential philosophical texts authored by European thinkers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- This course will introduce students to major traditions and figures of 17th and 18th century European philosophy.
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