PHIL 317 - Philosophy and Literature

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

This course is a study of philosophical ideas in literature and how literature gives visible form to truths discovered in philosophical reflection. Readings are drawn from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Shakespeare, More, Hobbes, Pope, Blake, Kant, Keats, Tolstoy, and Sartre. Topics include truth, beauty, goodness, and free will.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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