180176 SE Philosophy of literature (2017S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 06.02.2017 12:00 to Mo 20.02.2017 12:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2017 12:00

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Wolfgang Huemer

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Friday
    07.04.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    28.04.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    05.05.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    12.05.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    19.05.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    02.06.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    09.06.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
    
    Friday
    16.06.
    15:00 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In recent decades the debate on philosophy of literature has gained especially among analytic philosophers momentum, as the increasing number of recent introductions, readers and handbooks shows. The contributions to the field discuss very often apply philosophical problems on text of fictional literature or analyze the phenomenon of literature (or fiction) from a very abstract, philosophical perspective.
In this course we will discuss several contributions to this debate, focusing on the following questions: Do literary texts refer to the actual world? Waht is the role of the author(s), what that of the readers of literature? What are the peculiarities of language in literary texts? What is the ontological status of fictional entities? What is the moral, what the cognitive value of literature?
The course is a seminar that provides ample space for discussion.

Assessment and permitted materials

Apart from the active participation in the discussions in class, the exam consists in two parts:
(1) Either a presentation or five short "preparations" (max. 1 page), in which the central thesis of a text discussed in class is summarized.
(2) A short paper, in which one of the topics discussed in class is presented and discussed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Als Hintergrundlektüre empfehle ich Peter Lamarque: "The Philosophy of Literature" (Blackwell, 2009).
Die im Seminar diskutierten Texte werden rechtzeitig vor der ersten Lehrveranstaltung (7.4.) auf der moodle-Seite des Kurses bekannt gegeben.

Association in the course directory

BA M 10
MA M2
MA M3 E Ästhetik, Kulturphilosophie, Interkulturelle Philosophie/Philosophie in einer globalen Welt

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