Prerequisites: graduate standing

Description: An examination of the ideas central to the tradition of Western Marxism: ideology, critique, reification, instru- mental reason, the domination of nature, and commu- nicative action. Theorists discussed typically include Hegel, Marx, Lukacs, Adorno, Horkheimer, Benjamin, and Habermas. Students who complete all writing assignments, including a term paper, receive a letter grade; other students receive a Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade. Credit is awarded for only one of PHIL 153 or PHIL 253. Philosophy