ENG 328 - Poetry and Western Thought Welcome to the course webpage for this class. All of the materials for the class will be available on this site. I hope you enjoy the class!
Course introduction
Part 1: Philosophy A Brief History of Western PhilosophyIn which we take a rapid and incomplete ramble through the early thinkers in the History of Philosophy.
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Special Lecture: Buddhist PhilosophyLecture Resources:
Supplemental Lecture: Ancient Medicine and ChemistryLecture Resources:
Descartes and Modern PhilosophyIn which we take a close look at the Meditations, a book by French mathematician Rene Descartes what changed the course of philosophy forever.
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The Scientific RevolutionLecture Resources:
PART 2: Poetry Key Concepts of Poetic LanguageLecture Resources: Love PoemsLecture Resources:
Nature PoemsLecture Resources:
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Course documents
TextsWarburton, N. (2014). Philosophy: the classics. Routledge.
Ferguson M. W., Salter M. J., & Stallworthy J. (2005). The norton anthology of poetry (Fifth ed.). W.W. Norton & company.
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