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Apr 19, 2024
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHI 335 - The Aesthetics and Ethics of Myth
Plato claimed that myth and philosophy are closely related and many 20th century intellectuals such as Levi-Strauss, Freud and Joseph Campbell have likewise argued for the importance of a mythological epistemology. This course will explore the aesthetic and ethical implications of a range of myths from European traditions as diverse as the Greek and Roman myths, the Icelandic sagas and some of the early mediaeval poetic plays. We will extend our study into the myths of non- Western cultures as we seek to investigate how mythic thinking informs our broader understanding of truth, beauty and goodness.
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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