PHI 320 - Postmodernism

Takes on postmodern challenge to notions of truth, objectivity, and unity of self. Looks into limits of language and rationality, critiques of culture and technology, and impossibility of “grand theory.” Students read representatives from French, German, and American tradition, such as Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard, Irigaray, Adorno, Horkheimer, and Rorty. Prerequisite(s): PHI 231 or consent.