PHILOS 5
Philosophy in Literature
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From the registrar's catalog
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Philosophical inquiry into such themes as freedom, responsibility, guilt, love, self-knowledge and self-deception, death, and meaning of life through examination of great literary works in Western tradition. P/NP or letter grading.
Sections in Summer Session A 2026
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