Being Human: Literature & Existentialism (ILCS-0082)

Spring 2024 · ILCS 0082 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The meaning of existence, life, and humanity through the lens of existentialism. Emphasis on themes of freedom and responsibility, choice, authenticity, absurdity, finitude, faith, death, ambiguity, and despair. Extensive examination of Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov and its influence on existential and existentialist authors such as Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Richard Wright, Simone de Beauvoir, and Frantz Fanon. Exploration through literary, philosophical, and theological texts.

Course codes: ILCS-0082, ILCS 0082, ILCS0082, ILCS-82, ILCS 82, ILCS82

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