FILM 300CC - Philosophy Comes to Hogwarts

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Film Studies

Description:

Philosophy begins in wonder, Plato tells us. There is a lot in story of the Harry Potter and friends and their adversaries to wonder about in a philosphical spirit. We will explore explanations of a metaphysical sort for the parallel existence of the magic/muggle worlds, for the difference, if any, between magic and technology and science. Most of our attention will given to undertanding how the whole sequence of events in the saga, from the placing of Harry on the doorstep of his aunt to the final confrontation of Harry and Valdemort, turns on the different moral perpsectives and motives of the charatcters as well as their complex relationships. In particular, we will come to appreciate how large a role is played by the moral character or qualities of the of the participants, (i.e. their virtues (or vices)) as the driving forces behind the action and the unfolding of events.

Credits:

2.00

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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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