Texts: Existentialism, by Robert Solomon (2nd edition)
            The Trial, by Franz Kafka
            The Stranger, by Albert Camus
            (available at Amherst Books)

Instructor: Barak Krakauer
krakauer@philos.umass.edu
Bartlett 367
Office Hours: TBD

Location: MWF, 12:20-1:100, Bartlett 206

Description:
This course is a survey of Existentialist philosophy in the late 19th and early 20th century. Readings will include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka, Sartre, Camus, and Nagel. Some of the themes of these readings include God, value, freedom, authenticity, meaning, and the absurd.

Requirements:
There will be three papers over the course of the semester. You will also be graded for class attendance and participation. Grades will be determined as follows:

Paper 1: 25%
Paper 2: 25%
Paper 3: 40%
Class Participation: 10%

Papers: Each student will write two short papers drung the semester and one long paper at the end of the semester. Paper topics will be given for each of the papers, but students may request to write on the topic of thier choosing for the final paper. The short papers should be (very roughly) 4-5 pages, and the longer paper should be about 8-10 pages.

You are expected to attend each class and participate regularly.

Late Policy:
Any paper or test that is handed in late (and without an extension) will be penalized by one grade (for example, an A will become an A-).  To get an extension, you must email me before the day the assignment is due.

Disabilities:
If you have a documented learning disability on record with the university, let me know as soon as possible.    

Academic Honesty:
Plagiarism, cheating, or other violations of academic honesty will not be tolerated.  Any student caught cheating in this course will be subject to the most severe penalties consistent with university policy.