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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - The 18th Century Divide Between Philosophy and Literature

Course Information

Subject: Comparative Literature (CL), European Cultural Studies (ECS)
Number: 354
Language of Instruction: English

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits, 6 quarter credits

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Summary

Traces the European Enlightenment, the attempt to reconsider humanity's understanding of itself, through a literary-philosophical interpretation of Diderot, Rousseau, Kant, Defoe, Swift, Voltaire, and Sade. Analyzes these writers' attempts to reforge the relationship between narrative form and ethical exemplarity, given the breakdown of traditional forms of narration and ethics.

Full Description

Traces the European Enlightenment, the attempt to reconsider humanity's understanding of itself, through a literary-philosophical interpretation of Diderot, Rousseau, Kant, Defoe, Swift, Voltaire, and Sade. Analyzes these writers' attempts to reforge the relationship between narrative form and ethical exemplarity, given the breakdown of traditional forms of narration and ethics.

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The 18th Century Divide Between Philosophy and Literature

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