PHIL 382 - Seminar: Special Topics in Philosophy

1 unit(s)

Topic for 2013/14a: Love and Character. According to one familiar thought, you are what you love; according to another, the best lovers see us for who we really are. This seminar will investigate both of these thoughts, and their relationship to one another. How does who or what you love shape your character, values, or identity as an agent? When you are loved in the best sense, what, if anything, are you loved for? We will explore possible answers to these questions in the work of Plato, Aristotle, Montaigne, Martha Nussbaum, Harry Frankfurt, and others. Mr. Bagley.