PHIL 253: Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 253-004: Philosophy and Literature
(Spring 2019)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR

Krug Hall 210

Section Information for Spring 2019

This is a course about philosophical themes in literature. We’ll think about four big questions: what is there?, what should we do?, how should we organize ourselves?, and what are we? For each question, we’ll read some philosophy and some literature, and consider whether philosophers and writers answer these questions in different ways. And hopefully you’ll come up with some good answers of your own. Readings will include Dante's 'Purgatorio,' Nella Larsen's 'Passing,' and philosophers including Plato, Kant, and Simone Weil.

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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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