PHIL 300P - Harry and Buffy At the Abyss

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Harry Potter(HP) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS), acting in two different imagined worlds, are alike engaged in a battle against evil adversaries in order to save their respective worlds. This course is an extended comparison and contrast of HP and BtVS as agents of good and their opponents as agents of evil. Taking into account the importance of their friends in the battles against evil, we address the following questions, among others: why are friends and friendship an essential element of HP and BtVS battle against their evil opponents?; what sort of evil does each agent for the good confront and where does it come from?; Is evil or good in both storylines relative or absolute in nature?; and how close do HP and BtVS, and their friends, come to becoming what they so relentlessly oppose?

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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