Great Modern Philosophers – GI 26 119
1 October 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
Tutor: Karim Esmail BA, MPhil, MPhil, PhD
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Western philosophy is usually divided into three great periods: Ancient; Medieval; Modern. This course considers some of the key elements in the thought of some of the great philosophers of the Modern period. These philosophers include Descartes, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Marx, and Wittgenstein.
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Great Modern Philosophers – GI 26 119
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About the Speaker
Karim Esmail
Dr. Karim Esmail was educated at London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He was awarded a British Academy Studentship and the Gregg Bury Prize at Cambridge. He was formerly, a Research Fellow at Oxford and Burney Student at Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and he lectures at both Cambridge and Oxford. Alongside international articles, he is the author of three volumes of an original philosophical work on the nature and existence of God. Classes with Karim consist of clearly structured lectures and an encouragement to ask questions and to make comments. Students are assisted in their understanding of the subject and in their critical engagement with it.
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