Critical Studies in Literature and Philosophy

CAS EN 697

  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - Truth, beauty, reason, emotion, interpretation, justice, meaning--this course reads literature from specific philosophical perspectives, and understands philosophical texts using literary methods. It also examines historical, theoretical, and aesthetic relationships between literature and philosophy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Chodat PSY B49 TR 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Meets with EN497. Graduate students only

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