PHIL 253: Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 253-004: Philosophy and Literature
(Spring 2018)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW

Section Information for Spring 2018

This course examines the relationship between literature and philosophy, in particular the influence of philosophical ideas on literature. We will discuss and analyze philosophical works  (treatise, dialogue, essay) and literary texts  (fiction, essay, play, poem) as well as works of art (painting, music) from various periods in the history of philosophy, literature and art.  We will concentrate on the presence of common and universal philosophical questions which are present in literary and philosophical writings.  We will discuss works by Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles, Pascal, Voltaire, Emerson, Nietzsche, Sartre,  Camus, Milosz, and others. 

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines differences and relations between literary and philosophical texts. Examines texts from a given period in the history of literature and philosophy. Topics include the presence of common issues in literary and philosophical writings, the influence of philosophical ideas on the production of literary texts and literary theory, and the development in literary texts of issues that are possible objects of philosophical inquiry. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Literature
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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