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Class number:
3183
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Title: Philosophy and the Self |
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Department: Human Rights Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 11 |
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Available seats: 4 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
Schedule:
R: 5:00PM-8:00PM, TBA
M: 2:00PM-4:00PM, TBA
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Instructor(s):
Terwiel, Anna
De Schryver, Carmen
Staff, Trinity
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: Open only to students in the Trinity Prison Education Project/Hartford Correctional Center |
Course Description:
The class takes a topics-based approach and centers on themes of selfhood and personal identity. We explore questions about what it is that constitutes the self, what (if anything) accounts for its persistence over time, how significant context is for how we understand ourselves, etc. We read texts from European, African and Latin American philosophical traditions, so the class also functions as an introduction to comparative and intercultural philosophy. |