#  German 140. German Social Thought, Nietzsche to Habermas 

 





 Semester:   Fall 

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 Year offered:  2023 

 

 

 

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###  Day/Time

 MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM

###  Instructor

 Gordon

 A philosophical and historical survey of major debates in modern German social theory over the span of a century, from Nietzsche's anti-foundationalist critique of morality and truth to Habermas's attempt to rebuild a pragmatic-transcendentalist theory for ethical and discursive reason after the collapse of metaphysics. Readings by Nietzsche, Weber, Heidegger, Adorno, Horkheimer, and Habermas.

 This course is cross-listed as Hist 1323.



 

 



 

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- [ Philosophy ](/course-theme/philosophy)
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