Philosophy 7 Existentialism in Literature and Film
03:30-5:00 PM | 145 Dwinelle
Instructor Hubert Dreyfus
Phil 7 - Spring 2008 - The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God. We will study Dostoyevsky?s and Kierkegaard's attempts to preserve a non-theological version of the God of Christianity, as well as Nietzsche?s attempt to save us from belief in any version of God offered by our tradition. We will view and discuss three films that deal with related issues.
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| |  |  | Tue 1/22 | Introduction: What is Existentialism? |
| | | | Thu 1/24 | Fear and Trembling - Preamble from Heart |
| | | | Tue 1/29 | Fear and Trembling - Preamble from Heart (con't) |
| | | | Thu 1/31 | Fear and Trembling - Preamble from Heart (con't) |
| | | | Tue 2/5 | Fear and Trembling - Preamble from Heart (con't) |
| | | | Thu 2/7 | Hiroshima Mon Amour (no podcast) |
| | | | Tue 2/12 | Discussion of Film: Hiroshima Mon Amour |
| | | | Thu 2/14 | Fear and Trembling. Problem I |
| | | | Tue 2/19 | Fear and Trembling, Problema II |
| | | | Thu 2/21 | The Third Man (no podcast) |
| | | | Tue 2/26 | Discussion of Film: The Third Man |
| | | | Thu 2/28 | Sickness Unto Death |
| | | | Tue 3/4 | Brothers Karamazov, Part I |
| | | | Thu 3/6 | No Lecture |
| | | | Tue 3/11 | Brothers Karamazov, Part I (con't) |
| | | | Thu 3/13 | Brothers Karamazov, Part II |
| | | | Tue 3/18 | Brothers Karamazov, Part II (con't) |
| | | | Thu 3/20 | Brothers Karamazov, Part II (con't) |
| | | | Tue 3/25 | Spring Break |
| | | | Thu 3/27 | Spring Break |
| | | | Tue 4/1 | Brothers Karamazov, Part III |
| | | | Thu 4/3 | Brothers Karamazov, Part III (con't) |
| | | | Tue 4/8 | Brothers Karamazov, Part IV |
| | | | Thu 4/10 | Brothers Karamazov, Part IV (con't) |
| | | | Tue 4/15 | Twilight of the Idols (excerpts) |
| | | | Thu 4/17 | Twilight of the Idols (excerpts) - con't |
| | | | Tue 4/22 | The Gay Science (excerpts) |
| | | | Thu 4/24 | The Gay Science (excerpts) - con't |
| | | | Tue 4/29 | The Gay Science (excerpts) - con't |
| | | | Thu 5/1 | Film: Breathless - No podcast |
| | | | Tue 5/6 | Discussion of Film: Breathless |
| | | | Thu 5/8 | Conclusion |
