Instructor:
Prerequisites: None
Material
and skills covered:
This course is a 5-quarter hour survey of
philosophical ideas as they appear in films and written texts. Students will be
expected to engage in discussion about philosophic themes as they appear in
film and text. The course is not a philosophical study of film, so much as it is a study of philosophical ideas through film.
Methods used:
This class will require a strong desire
to engage in rational discussion about movies that goes beyond the
initial entertainment value. Students
will be involved to some extent in presenting material for discussion.
Grade determined by:
Class participation will be essential
to doing well in this class. This includes attendance, involvement in
discussion, and the occasional presentation of course related material. There will be several short papers on the
various materials that we cover in class and one final research paper.
Attendance policy:
I allow excused absences, but excessive
absences will adversely affect your grade