Existentialism -- Assignments

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Instructor: Hoover (Spring 2009)


Assignments listed as "on-line" are available only on Coe's on-campus intranet.

Current Assignments

Wed., April 29: Wrap-up.

Previous Assignments

Mon., April 27: Camus, Myth of Sisyphus pp. 66-92.
Fri., April 24: Camus, Myth of Sisyphus pp. 51-65; 119-123.
Wed., April 22: Camus, Myth of Sisyphus pp. 28-50.
Mon., April 20: Camus, Myth of Sisyphus pp. 3-28 ("Absurdity and Suicide" + "Absurd Walls")
Fri., April 17: No new reading.
Wed., April 15: Sartre, No Exit (read entire play)
Mon., April 13: No class.
Fri., April 10: Selection from Being & Nothingness on freedom (e-mailed as .pdf).
Mon., April 6: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 352-55 + Handout.
Fri., April 3: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 344-52.
Wed., April 1: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 335-44.
Mon., March 30: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 328-335.
Fri., March 25: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 318-28 (esp. 318-24)
Wed., March 25: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 309-17.
Mon., March 23: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 300-08.
Fri., March 20: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 290-300
Wed., March 18: Sartre, Nausea, finish the novel.
Mon., March 16: Sartre, Nausea, p. 103-135.
Fri., March 6: Sartre, Nausea, p. 81-103
Wed., March 4: Sartre, Nausea, p. 40-81.
Mon., March 2: Sartre, Nausea, p. 1-40.
Fri., Feb. 27: EXAM (Bring your two essays answers to class).
Wed., Feb.25: MOP-UP and REVIEW.
Mon., Feb.23: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 243-54.
Fri., Feb.20: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 230-43.
Wed., Feb.18: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 219-30
Mon., Feb.16: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 211-19
Fri., Feb.13: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 253-259
Wed., Feb.11: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 240-253.
Mon., Feb. 9: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 233-240
Fri., Feb. 6: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 123-35
Wed., Feb. 4: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 101-105; 112-120 (middle)
Mon, Feb. 2: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 105-112 (middle); PAPERS DUE.
Fri., Jan. 30: Nietzsche Selections, pp. 45-53.
Wed., Jan. 28: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 78-84.
Mon., Jan. 26: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 85-92.
Fri., Jan. 23: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 55-77.
Wed., Jan. 21: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. 1-17: 26-55
Fri., Jan. 16: Guignon & Pereboom, pp. xiii-xxxviii.
Wed., Jan. 14: No assignment (first class day).

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