MCGILL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY (2011-2012) PHILOSOPHY 474 (Winter Term): PHENOMENOLOGY (Tues, Thr 10:00-11:30)

Instructor: Professor Buckley Teaching Assistant: Melanie Coughlin Office: Leacock Building 929 Office Hours: Wednesday, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m or by appointment (preferably always sign-up by email). email: philip.buckley@mcgill.ca

COURSE OUTLINE:

Date Week I (Jan. 10) (Jan. 12) Week II (Jan. 17) (Jan. 19) Week III (Jan. 24) Jan. 26)

Topic Introduction Course outline Husserl, Heidegger and phenomenology The origin of Heideggers philosophy: Husserl Husserl: Phenomenological reduction Why the question towards the "meaning" of Being?

Reading

BT, pp. 1963

Week IV

(Jan. 31 Feb. 2) (Feb. 7 Feb. 9)

Why the Daseinsanalytik?

BT, pp. 6777 BT, pp. 78148

Week V

The structure of "being-in-theworld"

Week VI

(Feb. 14 Feb. 16)

The "They" and "being-with"

BT, pp. 149168

February 20-24

READING WEEK

Week VII

(Feb. 28 Mar. 1)

The existential structure of Dasein

BT, pp. 169188

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Week VIII

(Mar. 6 Mar. 8) (Mar. 13 Mar. 15)

The hermeneutic circle

BT, pp. 188224 BT, pp. 225273

Week IX

Dasein as Care. Truth

Week X

(Mar. 20 Mar. 22)

"Death" and the call of conscience

BT, pp. 274325

Week XI

(Mar. 27 Mar. 29) (Apr. 6 Apr. 8)

The "Self" of Dasein

BT, pp. 325370 BT, pp. 370423

Week XII

Temporality as the ontological meaning of Dasein Temporality and historicality Heidegger and Politics Conclusion: Responsible rationality

Week XIII

(April 13 April 15)

BT, pp. 424455