LECTURE NO. 7. Post-Classical Philosophy (Late 19th Century)

Lecture Plan

1. The Crisis of Classical Rationalism and the Characteristics of Post-Classicism [pəʊst ˈklæsɪsɪzəm]

2. Arthur Schopenhauer’s Philosophy of Will [ˈɑːθə ˈʃəʊpənhaʊə]

3. Søren Kierkegaard [ˈsɒrən ˈkɪəkəɡɑːd]: The Birth of Existentialism [ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃəlɪzəm]

4. Friedrich Nietzsche [ˈfriːdrɪx ˈniːtʃə]: The Philosophy of Life and the Revaluation of All Values

5. Positivism [ˈpɒzətɪvɪzəm]: Science Instead of Metaphysics

6. Marxism: The Materialist Conception of History