PHIL 2400 - Philosophy and Literature

Institution:

Metropolitan Community College - Nebraska

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Description:

This course examines both traditional and recent literature in relation to the ethical, metaphysical, social and aesthetic contexts that informed these works of literature. Fiction, poetry and dramatic works are paired closely to their philosophical 'partners' such as Charles Dicken's Hard Times with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, Alice Walker's The Color Purple with black women philosophers, or Thomas Mann's Death in Venice with Nietzsche and Plato.

Credits:

4.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.mccneb.edu

Phone Number:

(402) 457-2400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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