3 credit hours
Does life have a meaning? If not, then what’s the point of living? In this course we will study the movement known as existentialism, famous for exploring these questions. We will read various philosophers; such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Sartre; watch four existential films; such as Kirosawa’s Ikiru and read four literary works that deal with existential themes; such as Dostoyevski’s Notes from the Underground.