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Jan 02, 2025
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PHIL 201 - Philosophy and Film (3 units)
Introduction to philosophical problems in ethics, politics, law, aesthetics, metaphysics or knowledge through film and literary materials in addition to standard philosophical texts.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. make explicit a philosophical problem or thesis that a motion picture expresses (or illustrates) for the viewer.
2. interpret at an introductory level a philosophical problem or thesis suggested by a motion picture.
3. compare and contrast the treatment of philosophical themes in different motion pictures, from both philosophical and cinematic perspectives.
4. show how a motion picture may supply evidence or a thought experiment that is relevant to a textual investigation of a philosophical issue.
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