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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Philosophy of Love in the Western World

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare

Overview

This course is a seminar on the nature of love and sex, approached as topics both in philosophy and in literature. Readings from recent philosophy as well as classic myths of love that occur in works of literature and lend themselves to philosophical analysis.

Syllabus

  • Session 1
  • Session 2
  • Session 3
  • Session 4

Taught by

Prof. Irving Singer

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