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Lauren Kopajtic
Fordham University, Philosophy, Faculty Member
- Columbia University, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Post-DocHarvard University, Philosophy, Graduate Studentadd
The claim is often made that the novel can be an important resource in developing the moral capacities of readers, but how might this work? What would such an education look like for the reader of a novel? This paper explores these... more
The claim is often made that the novel can be an important resource in developing the moral capacities of readers, but how might this work? What would such an education look like for the reader of a novel? This paper explores these questions by working through a speci c novel, Jane Austen's Persuasion, and examining how it accomplishes these goals. I argue that Persuasion dramatizes the workings of moral imagination, and I show how this dramatization can affect the reader by re ning her imagination and making her more discerning of moral qualities.
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Syllabus for a upper-level undergraduate class
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Syllabus for my Early Modern course, pitched for upper-level undergraduates with some prior background in philosophy. The course is organized around four units and takes as its general theme the early modern investigation into 'the human... more
Syllabus for my Early Modern course, pitched for upper-level undergraduates with some prior background in philosophy. The course is organized around four units and takes as its general theme the early modern investigation into 'the human being' and 'human nature'.
Updated syllabus - upper level undergraduate course