Description: Most of us have heard the term ‘existential crisis.’ While this term connotes feelings of anxiety and despair, many of the existentialist philosophers actually considered themselves as heralds of a philosophy of joy and freedom. This course will serve as an introduction to existentialist thought,which arose in late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century Europe as a response to the growing
sense that the only meaning of existence can be derived from existence itself. Thinkers studied will include Nietzsche, Sartre, Beauvoir, Kierkegaard, Camus, and Heidegger.
Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.
For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal .
