Philosophy (PHIL) |
211 Susan Campbell, 541-346-5547
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| PHIL 345 Place in the Cosmos >1 |
4.00 cr. |
| Explores the relation between humans and the cosmos as a matter of place by comparing seminal texts in the history of philosophy. Offered alternate years. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Vallega-Neu D  |
Office:
240 Susan Campbell Hall
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| Course Materials |
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CRN |
Avail |
Max |
Time |
Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
Lecture |
15326 |
5 |
50 |
1200-1320 |
mw |
123 GSH |
Vallega-Neu D |
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Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
m 12/04 |
123 GSH |
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Associated Sections |
+ Dis |
15327 |
2 |
25 |
1400-1450 |
f |
140 TYKE |
Dillabough J |
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+ Dis |
15328 |
3 |
25 |
1500-1550 |
f |
154 STB |
Dillabough J |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| September 24: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| September 30: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| September 30: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 1: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| October 1: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| October 2: |
Add this course |
| October 2: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 8: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 8: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course aims at deepening a philosophical understanding and questioning of the human place in the cosmos mainly through close reading of seminal texts in the Western tradition. A close reading of Plato’s Timaeus, Descartes Principles of Philosophy, and Heidegger’s “Building, Dwelling, Thinking” will be supplemented with broader introductory lectures on Ancient cosmology, Medieval cosmology, as well as lectures that highlight the fundamental change in the Western understanding of our place in the cosmos through the mathematization of nature, which occurred in the 17th century along with the new
astronomical theories of Kepler, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. We will end with a look at (non-Western) Inca cosmology in order to question the limits of our contemporary Western senses of being in the world. We will see how throughout the Western philosophical and scientific tradition, the understanding of our place in the cosmos has undergone significant shifts, which occur together with radical changes in how we understand ourselves and the physical world as well as ourselves in relation to the physical world. Understanding these radically different senses of the human place in the cosmos opens venues for reflecting critically on how we view or might view our place in the cosmos today.
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