Chapter 5 Learning Objectives

  • Assess how the philosophy of the 19th and 20th Century are informed by and are reactions to Modern (Age of Enlightenment) Philosophy in relation to developments in science, technology, politics, economics, and culture
  • Speculate about the state and future of Philosophy in the 21st Century
  • Distinguish between and understand the basic principles of Analytic and Continental Philosophy
  • Comprehend and analyze Mill’s, Russell’s, and Sartre’s general philosophical orientation via secondary texts and videos
  • Comprehend and analyze Mill’s Utilitarianism, Russell’s Logical Atomism, and Kant’s Existentialist Philosophy via primary texts