The Poet and Truth: Lyric Subjectivity, Phenomenology, and the Structure of Experience
COL 309
Spring 2025
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Who is the poet? What is subjectivity? How is the "lyric I" located and articulated? How do lyric poems conceive of their own claims to truth? Is there a role for the poet in philosophy? What is phenomenology, and how did this particular branch of thought come about in the history of philosophy? Taking a key term for the exploration of the structure of experience in phenomenology, how might lyric poetry contribute to our understanding of 'intentionality'? Because phenomenology is not often taught, this course assumes no prior knowledge of phenomenological works. Some experience with close reading texts and prior familiarity with Descartes' Meditations will be useful but is not required. This course focuses on providing a foundation in phenomenology through the work of Edmund Husserl. Further developments in phenomenology will then be explored in Heidegger, Sartre, Levinas, Derrida, and Merleau-Ponty. Weekly selections of poetry will be taken from various time periods, cultures, and languages from antiquity to the present. |
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Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(CSCT) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
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