AS 300.400 - Philosophy of Tragedy

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Johns Hopkins University

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Since the late eighteenth century, philosophers have repeatedly been drawn to investigations of tragedy and the tragic. In this course we will study some of the most important thinkers in this tradition, and examine the different implications (philosophical, historical, political, existential, aesthetic, etc.) that these concepts carry in their works. Authors to be read will include Schiller, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Unamuno, Benjamin and Cavell.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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