ENGL 559 A: Literature And Other Disciplines

This course, open by permission of the instructor only, will focus on an the work of Immanuel Kant, with particular attention on the third critique, The Critique of the Power of Judgment, in relation to the first two critiques, The Critique of Pure Reason and The Critique of Practical Reason.  To principal concern will be the implications of Kant's critiques for the idea of literature, including recent scholarly work concerned with expanding and revising the conventional reception of Kant, especially in the relation between moral reasoning and reflective judgment.  Participants in the seminar will have the option of integrating study of particular literary works and movements for final papers.