Judith Butler, Giving an Account of Oneself.Kristie Dotson, "How is the paper philosophy?" & Stanley Cavell, "Being Odd, Getting Even".Descartes, "First Meditation" & Peirce, "The Fixation of Belief".In addition to exploring justification in the abstract, we will look at justificatory practices in more determinate settings such as artistic interpretation, case law, empirical inquiry, and moral discourse. We also will look at what role, if any, conceptions of truth play in justification. PHIL 574 - Epistemology Seminar Sullivan/Lysaker, Th 1 :00PM-4:00 PMĬontent: The course will explore various conceptions of justification, touching upon authors working in various traditions such as analytic philosophy, critical theory, feminism, post-structuralism, and pragmatism. They will also be returned to you electronically. Your papers will be submitted electronically. All papers should include a title and your name. Papers must be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12, and 1” margins (Please, remember to include page numbers). Particulars: Final Paper: You are required to write a 12-15 pages final paper on a topic of your choice. In relation to which we will reconsider such questions as: “What is Blackness?” and “Why is the ‘is’ of Blackness always in question, or never simply present in its questioning?” It is in the context of such questions that we will then be able to ask: “What is blackness for Hegel? And why is it something that occurs by chance, as though from an encounter with something beyond the subject, something that is exorbitant and yet wholly gratuitous?”Īll students are expected to make semi-formal presentations to the class, and to participate actively in discussion.īataille, The Bataille Reader (1997) Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks (2008) Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (2005) Hartman, Scenes of Seduction (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit (1977) Kojeve, Introduction to the Reading of Hegel Marriott, Whither Fanon? (Stanford: SUP, 2018) Wilderson, Red, White & Black (Durham: Duke, 2010)Ī selection of texts on Electronic Reserve A selection of texts not listed above will be added on the course’s Canvas site when appropriate.
After considering works by Sartre, Fanon, Kojeve, et al, we will go on to explore how those texts have led to a new questioning of the meaning of “blackness” itself. The course explores some of the founding texts and contexts of ‘Black Hegelianism’. PHIL 550 - Contemporary Philosophy Seminar Marriott, T 1 :00PM-4:00 PM PHIL 500 - Ancient Philosophy Seminar Jimenez, M 1 :00PM-4:00 PM