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Philosophy of History

How should we understand our place in history? Are we moving forward, and if so, how and to what? Or should we instead be more concerned to look backwards? This course will examine how philosophers from Kant to Foucault have dealt with these questions.

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Document Course Outline and Bibliography

Course Outline and Bibliography for Philosophy of History

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Document Hegel's philosophy of history

Slides to accompany Week 3 class on Hegel's philosophy of history

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Audio Hegel and the idea of the end of history

Podcast to accompany Week 3 class on Hegel and the idea of the end of history (8.20 minutes long).

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Document Essay Questions for Philosophy of History

Essay Questions for Philosophy of History

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Document Short exercises on philosophy of history

Short exercises on philosophy of history

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Document Adorno’s philosophy of history

Slides to accompany Week 9 class from Philosophy of history course on Adorno’s philosophy of history (see accompanying podcast Adorno on history...

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Audio Adorno on history as nature

Podcast from Week 9of Philosophy of History course: Adorno on history as nature (5:05 minutes long) See accompanying slides Adorno’s philosophy...

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Document Foucault’s philosophy of history

Slides to accompany Week 10 class on Philosphy of history course on Foucault’s philosophy of history (also the podcast, Foucault on Nietzsche’s...

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Audio Foucault on Nietzsche’s three uses of history

Podcast (from Week 10 Philosophy of History course ): Foucault on Nietzsche’s three uses of history (10 minutes long) see accompanying slides...

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Document Philosophical history in the enlightenment and counter-enlightenment

Slides to accompany week 1 of a course on Philosophy of History on Philosophical history in the enlightenment and counter-enlightenment

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Document Kant: universal history

Slides to accompany week 2 of a course on Philosophy of History on Kant and universal history.

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Document Marx: historical materialism

Slides to accompany week 4 of a course on Philosophy of History on Marx and historical materialism.

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Document Nietzsche: the uses and disadvantages of history for life

Slides to accompany week 5 of a course on Philosophy of History on Nietzsche and the uses and disadvantages of history for life

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Document Nietzsche: genealogy and the critique of progress

Slides to accompany week 6 of a course on Philosophy of History on Nietzsche and genealogy and the critique of progress

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Document Heidegger: existential historicity

Slides to accompany week 7 of a course on Philosophy of History on Heidegger and existential historicity

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Document Benjamin: messianic history

Slides to accompany week 8 of a course on Philosophy of History on Benjamin and messianic history

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