這門課介紹近代哲學 (十七和十八世紀) 中七位具有代表性的哲學家的思想，他們是理性主義者 Descartes、Leibniz、Spinoza，英國經驗論者 Locke、Berkeley、Hume，以及德國哲學家 Kant。一方面，我們透過哲學史一類的書籍的幫助，迅速地、概略地掌握這些哲學家的思想樣貌，了解他們對於重要的哲學問題的回答。另一方面，就這七位哲學家的原著，我們將節選部分來閱讀，以更貼近這些哲學家的方式，去看看他們自己是怎麼說的。This course introduces the thoughts of seven representative philosophers in modern philosophy (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries). They are the rationalists Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza, the British empiricists Locke, Berkeley, and Hume, and the German philosophers Kant. On the one hand, with the help of books such as the history of philosophy, we can quickly and roughly grasp the thoughts of these philosophers and understand their answers to important philosophical questions. On the other hand, as for the original works of these seven philosophers, we will read excerpts to get closer to these philosophers and see what they themselves said.
Schacht, Richard. Classical Modern Philosophers: Descartes to Kant. London: Routledge, 1984.
Cottingham, John (editor). Western Philosophy: An Anthology (2nd Edition). MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Schacht, Richard. Classical Modern Philosophers: Descartes to Kant. London: Routledge, 1984.
Cottingham, John (editor). Western Philosophy: An Anthology (2nd Edition). MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂參與課堂參與 class participation |
20 | 請參與討論。 |
| 課堂口頭報告課堂口頭報告 Class oral report |
35 | 約25分鐘。 |
| 期末論文期末論文 Final paper |
35 | 約5000字。 |
