PHIL 209Philosophy in Literature

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Philosophy

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Philosophical themes will be explored through appropriate literary works.

Prerequisites

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Antirequisites

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Leads to

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Topic was Tolkien's Lord of the Rings with Bruno Tremblay teaching. Definitely one of the most enjoyable classes I've ever taken. Do the readings—they're usually interesting.

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2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PHIL 209, August 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2016

Feb 22, 2016 Philosophy minor? 1 point, 9 comments

“Currently in Math/BBA 1B, thinking of switching to CS/STATS double major. I'm considering in minoring in either economics or philosophy to fulfill the breadth and depth requirement. …”

u/_jojo: “… I like reading and particularly fiction so PHIL 209(J) (Philosophy in Literature) was amazing. I hear the prof does the whole course on Lord of the Rings now... This might deter you but when I took it, we had an essay and a final on two books separate from what we did in class. …”

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Spring 2015

Aug 31, 2015 Is anyone taking PHIL 209 (Philosophy in Literature) next term? 0 points, 7 comments

u/hippiechan: “I've seen posters around the SLC advertising it as "Philosophy in the Lord of the Rings". I'm a huge huge fan of the Tolkien universe, but the class intersects with a class I need to take to graduate, and this is my last term at the university. …”