Philosophy 482-A: Seminar - Kant, Bataille, and the Sacred

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Dr. James Luchte
Britt Hall 214
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Philosophy 482-A: Seminar - Kant, Bataille, and the Sacred
MW 2 - 3:15PM
GBK 202


Rough Sketch



Reading Schedule


Kant, Bataille and the Sacred


Texts

Kant, Immanuel. Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone, Harper Torchbooks, 1960.

Bataille, Georges. Theory of Religion, Zone Books, 1998.

Bataille, Georges. Erotism: Death and Sensuality, City Lights Books, 1986.


Evaluation Criteria:

This course will be evaluated in two ways:

(1) an exhaustive text on a selected topic.

(2) rotating short papers on readings.



Resources and Further Reading


George Bataille and the Notion of the Gift

the library

Surrealist Writers

History of Surrealism

Surrealism

The History of the Surrealist Movement

Michel Foucault Resources

A few references to Michel Foucault

Nietzsche Chronicle

Journal of Nietzsche Studies

Nietzsche's Labyrinth

Pirate Nietzsche Page

Alain Robbe-Grillet Topology

Georges Bataille

The Philosopher's Stone

Everything you always wanted to know about Philosophy, but were afraid to ask


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