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Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."
A robust, yet not uncritical, defense of philosophy and the life of the mind. This defense is expertly placed in the context of contemporary debates about science, religion, and philosophy.
What is justice? And what is its relation to happiness? These two questions form the central themes of this philosophic text, written by the Greek philosopher Plato around 380 BCE.
In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the author sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student.
Important philosophical texts from each major Buddhist tradition, translated and introduced by a recognized authority in Buddhist studies.
First published in 1739 to an unenthusiastic British public, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" has since been referred to as one of the most significant books in the history of philosophy.
Philosophical Writings provides an unprecedented collection of complete, scholarly editions of philosophical texts that cover the first twenty-three years of Beauvoir's career, including a number of recently discovered works.
Foucault offers startling evidence that "man"--man as a subject of scientific knowledge--is at best a recent invention, the result of a fundamental mutation in our culture.
Brady argues that the sublime is a distinctive aesthetic category which reveals an important, if sometimes challenging, aesthetic-moral relationship with the natural world.
The Philosophy Department office is located in building 2N, room 224 on CSI's Willowbrook campus. Please visit the Philosophy Department Website for more information on the majors, minors, and courses offered by the department.
Mark D. White
Chairperson and Professor
Phone: 718.982.2900
Florinda Mattia
CUNY Administrative Assistant
Phone: 718.982.2900
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