<p>Does anyone know what UCLA offers within its philosophy dept? Mostly analytical or continental? Maybe an even distribution?</p>
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<p>ANALYTICAL
The Courses Offered at UCLA in Philosophy(not all of them every quarter, and sometimes once a year, if not rarely)
[Catalog:</a> Current Course Descriptions](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catalog.aspx?sa=PHILOS+&funsel=3]Catalog:”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catalog.aspx?sa=PHILOS+&funsel=3)</p>
<p>I was reading in a guide, grad school guide, that because most schools in the US are analytical, one’s best bet if one is interested in the continental philosophy, one would be better suited majoring in comparative literature or literature. Or course this is at the grad level, but I can see why they would suggest it, and why I’m switching out of UCLA philosophy into comparative literature.</p>
<p>Also, can anyone supply me with a persuasive reason to choose between CAL and UCLA in respects to being a philosophy major? (only if BOTH universities are in FACT mostly analytical as i have heard).</p>
<p>My main concern is that I initially wanted to study continental philosophy, but I’m also willing to settle for a curriculum that focuses primarily on analytical. Or maybe someone could offer an alternative university choice that offers a decent amount of continental philosophy?</p>
<p>Riverside is supposed to be more continental. UCLA and Berkeley are going to be analytical. Sometimes at a place like UCLA or Berkeley you can get more continental stuff in other departments, like comparative literature or the European Languages departments with the texts being taught in translation. Good luck.</p>
<p>Hey corgi. I don’t know if this helps but there is a professor at Berekeley I believe his name is Hubert Dreyfus(sp?) who is a heideggar expert as well as an expert in existentialism if thats the kind of continental your looking at. I hear hes a great professor. UCLA is stronger is analytic philosophy of religion, philosophy of mathematics, and modern philosophy.</p>
<p>Professor Dreyfus is indeed a great philosopher and you can listen to some of his courses podcast via iTunes or webcast.berkeley.edu. He is 80 years old, however, so there’s no telling when he might retire.</p>
<p>Derrida used to teach at UCI, although there was a lawsuit between the school and his estate after his death. </p>
<p>Prof D.W. Smith is the department chair at UCI and he’s written extensively on phenomenology and Continental philosophy.</p>
<p>But in regard to your inquiry, just go on the department pages and review the faculty bios, see what their areas of specialization are and maybe find some of their writings.</p>
<p>I really don’t think you should have to change your major just because you’re interested in Continental Philosophy, though… the debate over Continental/Analytical divide is still a huge topic in American philosophy, and there’s plenty of writings out there which are beginning to dissolve the divide between the two. </p>
<p>And yes Zenskeptical is absolutely right about Hubert Dreyfus… probably the best-known Heideggerian scholar in the US. I’m sure most of the UC’s have made some attempt to balance their departments with professors with different AOS.</p>