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Academic Year 2000/2001
Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 251 SP
This course will examine recent philosophical writings on ethics and on the role that literature can play in ethical reflection. We will read literary texts by Diderot, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf.
MAJOR READINGS
Nussbaum, LOVE'S KNOWLEDGE Diderot, Short Stories Woolf, TO THE LIGHTHOUSE James, THE AMBASSADORS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers and a longer paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Those registering for Section 02 will have additional assignments at a higher degree of difficulty. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the
instructor prior to the first class,
they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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