Splash Biography
COREY STEINER, ESP Teacher
Major: Philosophy College/Employer: BC Year of Graduation: G |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)R1193: How to Play a Language-Game (And Why Philosophy Doesn't Work) in Splash Fall 2014 (Nov. 16, 2014)
What do we really mean when we say something? What is the relationship between language and things in the world? If we each have our own definitions of words, how can we ever really talk about anything?
According to Wittgenstein, philosophical questions such as these are akin to trying to let a fly out of a bottle. Come for a sampling of Wittgenstein's famous, weird, and surprisingly entertaining Philosophical Investigations, in which the man at times seems to be bashing his own project. We'll go through what Wittgenstein means by a language-game (you already know the rules, and it's not as fun as it sounds) and some of his great visual analogies.
R1070: A Subjective & Phenomenological Look at the Constitution of the Individual (a.k.a. What Is a Person?) in Splash Spring 2014 (Apr. 06, 2014)
Ridiculous title aside, this class will be a basic introduction to the question of what makes a person, a person. Think emotion, knowledge, willpower, etc... No need to have any background in philosophy, as we will be starting from scratch!
We can also take part of this class to open up the problem of subjectivity v. objectivity which has sent so many great philosophers' minds through a loop. Come in with an open mind and we'll take it from there!
R915: A foolhardy attempt to explain Heidegger's Being and Time in Splash Fall 2013 (Nov. 17, 2013)
"You've never read philosophy before? You know, the Introduction to Heidegger's Being in Time is a great starting point"... said no one, ever.
Step into a chaotic world of self-references and words without definitions that will unquestionably leave you more confused than when you started. Kick back and enjoy as I try to turn one of the densest philosophical works of all time into something that can maybe be talked about on an extremely basic level. No prior knowledge necessary; just bring your thinking caps and an openness towards discussing the abstract thought processes of a weird German guy.
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