PHIL 3053 - Literature as Philosophy

3 (3-0)

Literature provides human beings with more than a creative product meant to entertain and amuse. Artists have long use literary technique to make philosophical explorations into the most profound questions of human existence. This course explores the philosophical dimension of literature in several forms, most particularly poetry and the novel. Literary works will be read as philosophy in their own right, and students will learn critical reading skills that will enable them to understand texts on several levels and them to larger themes in the history of ideas and in our current cultural context. Selections of literary works will span several time periods and will change from semester to semester at the instructor’s discretion.

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