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Philosophy and Literature

Active Focal Group

The Focal Group in Philosophy and Literature brings together scholars and students from eight departments to investigate questions in aesthetics and literary theory, philosophically-inflected literary texts, and the form of philosophical writings. It offers undergraduate major tracks within nine programs, a graduate workshop, and a lecture series.

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Faculty PIs

Graduate Coordinators

Upcoming Events

Past Events

September
25

Philosophy and Literature Graduate Conference: In and Out of Context (Sept. 25th)

Date
Friday, September 25, 2020, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Speaker
Caroline Levine (Cornell University, English), Jan Zwicky (University of Victoria, Philosophy)
January
16

Michael Emerson: The Philosophy of Lost

Date
Sunday, January 16, 2011, 9:00am
March
16

Philosophy and Literature in Conversation

Date
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 3:00pm
March
15

Blakey Vermeule: "Why Do We Care about LiteraryCharacters?"

Date
Monday, March 15, 2010, 4:00pm
February
24

G.R.F. Ferrari, "Storytelling and Intimation: A Somewhat
Gricean Account"

Date
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 4:15pm
June
4

Roundtable Discussion: What is Narrative?

Date
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 3:00pm
April
14

Lecture by Gregory Currie

Date
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5:15pm
March
13

Roundtables on Cognitive Science and the Arts

Date
Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:00am
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