PHILOS 322: Philosophy of Literature

PHILOS Department University of Missouri-Kansas City 3.0 credits

Course Description

A close study of the ancient problems at the intersection of philosophy and literature: what sort of truth, if any, do we find in literature? Does literature have ethical content? What makes a literary text beautiful? How do 'literary' texts defer from philosophical and other kinds of texts? Should literary texts influence our thinking about politics and other social issues?

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