PHIL 1290 - TOPICS IN HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Plato's argument for philosopher queens in his Republic and John Stuart Mill's essay The Subjection of Women are two well-known cases in which women and their status are addressed in the western philosophical canon. Also well-known are claims that Aristotle's views about females and women exerted significant influence for a number of centuries. In this course we will be concerned with the arguments of a number of male and female philosophers and political theorists whose ideas contributed to the intellectual conversation about women in Europe from the ancient period through the 19th century. We will examine arguments concerning the nature and moral character of women, how they should be educated, and their proper role in both the family and the state. We will situate these views and arguments within the broader philosophical contexts in which they were developed, and consider their influence on the development of western thought about women.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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