A survey of theories of love, sex and friendship drawing from both historical and contemporary sources in Western philosophy and literature. Included is a review of classic works on the subject from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Shakespeare and Rousseau as well as a selection of modern views from such writers as Kierkegaard, Flaubert, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Allan Bloom, Michel Foucault and others.
Credit Weight:
0.5
Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
Course Classifications:
Type A: Humanities