McInerny
FALL SEMESTER - 2006
MW 11.45-13.00
143 DeBartolo
Course assistant: Gloria Wasserman, gwasserm@nd.edu
Executive assistant: Alice Osberger, 1-5815
Texts: Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments and Postscript
Newman, Apologia pro vita sua
Website: www.nd.edu/~rmcinern/, on which will be posted: lectures notes, at the end of each week; and references to other texts available on internet will, as appropriate. Notification of updates to the website will be given by email.
Requirements: Midterm exam (take-home), final exam, and (2) book reports each approximately 5-7 pages in length. (You will be given a list of books to choose from.)
Grades: Book reports: 15% each
Participation/ Attendance: 10%
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 30%
WEEK I - August 23
Introductory: two religious thinkers
WEEK II - August 28 & 30
The 19th century
WEEK III - Sept. 4 & 6
The Kierkegaardian literature
WEEK IV - Sept. 11 & 13
Away from the poet!
WEEK V - Sept. 18 & 20
Themes of the Fragments
WEEK VI - Sept. 25 & 27
Subjectivity is the truth; The attack on the church
First Book Report Due Sept. 27th
WEEK VII - Oct. 2 & 4
Is Kierkegaard a fideist?
WEEK VIII - Oct 9 & 11
Changing one's life
MIDSEMESTER BREAK
WEEK IX - Oct 23 & 25
A long life
Midterm Exam Due Oct 25th
WEEK X - Oct 30 & Nov 1
University Sermons
WEEK XI - Nov. 6 & 8
Gentleman philosopher
WEEK XII - Nov. 13 & 15
Reply to a Critic
WEEK XIII - Nov. 20 & 22
Liberalism is the enemy
Second Book Report Due Nov. 20th
WEEK XIV - Nov. 27 & 29
Development of Doctrine
WEEK XV - Dec. 4 & 6
Envoi: the subjective turn; The relevance of Kierkegaard and Newman