PHIL-280 Fascisms
We examine the socio-political and historical phenomenon of fascism, its origins as a reaction against the European Enlightenment and the revolutions in its wake, its varied particular manifestations and philosophical explanations, and its continuing influence and appeal today. We read original texts by thinkers such as Joseph de Maistre, Juan Donoso Cortes, Charles Maurras, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Julius Evola, and others as well as some scholarly secondary sources. No prerequisites for this course. 1 term-4 credits.