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Mikhail Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 45 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
Examine a landmark work of twentieth-century literature through themes of censorship, morality, faith and artistic freedom. Explore how fantasy, satire and allegory challenge political power while raising enduring questions about truth, love and conscience. Gain deeper historical and cultural insight through thoughtful discussion and close reading.
Oct 21st
6:30–9:30pm ET
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$355
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The Good, the Bad, and the Evil
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
The Good, the Bad, and the Evil: an Introduction to Moral Philosophy Why should we be good? What makes an action moral—and how can we know? If an act is moral here and now, is it necessarily moral there and then? Is goodness in some way connected to happiness? And, what constitutes a moral judgment—is it an exercise of reason, or merely an expression of feeling? In this class, we’ll investigate the nature and scope of morality as it’s been...
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Roland Barthes: Beyond Interpretation
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 558 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY
This course—an introduction to the thought of the French philosopher, literary theorist, linguist, and semiotician—asks how Barthes, who began his intellectual life as a committed disenchanter, evolved from architect of structuralist demystification to theorist of the scintillant, a field of investigation that encompassed questions of affect including pleasure, pain, bliss, love, and mourning. The rubric of the scintillating spurred Barthes’s...
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French Existentialism: Beauvoir and Sartre
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
For Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, the fundamental philosophical problem of the modern age was answering Friedrich Nietzsche’s dictum: god was dead, and so was, as a consequence, traditional western conceptions of morality, justice, and truth itself. In the cafes of occupied and post-war Paris, Sartre, Beauvoir, and their cohort of fellow existentialists attempted to meet Nietzsche’s challenge: to reimagine the basis of morality...
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The Task of the Critic: an Introduction to Rosalind Krauss
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Uncover the transformative power of poststructuralist, feminist, and psychoanalytic methods in art criticism through an exploration of the writings and ideas of Rosalind Krauss, the influential founder of October journal. Analyze representative artworks alongside her essays, as you delve into the ways in which art objects and movements challenge categorization and reshape aesthetic experience. Discover how Krauss's unique theoretical vocabulary redefines the role of the critic in art historical narratives.
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Black Mountain College: Art, Poetry, and the Counterculture
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 411 S 5th St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the radical experiment in arts education and democratic self-governance that was Black Mountain College, often called the “American Bauhaus.” Explore its philosophical and aesthetic roots, the innovative methods of instructors like John Cage and Buckminster Fuller, and its lasting impact on postwar art and countercultural movements. Delve into the college's history, its social and political life, and its influence on today's experimental educational and artistic communities.
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Aristotle and the Left: Materialism, Dialectics, and Utopia (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore how Aristotle's philosophy has been interpreted to support both conservative hierarchies and radical leftist thought. This course examines the dynamic interpretations of Aristotelian theory through the lens of thinkers like Avicenna, Averroes, and Karl Marx, uncovering its potential for critique and change in political structures.
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Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the profound and intricate philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel through a close reading of Phenomenology of Spirit. Trace the evolution of Reason from sensory perception to absolute knowing, while uncovering Hegel’s revolutionary dialectical method and its impact on epistemology, metaphysics, morality, and political thought.
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Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Delve into Kant's groundbreaking "Critique of Pure Reason," a seminal work that revolutionized western philosophy by critiquing reason itself. This course offers close readings of key sections, exploring fundamental questions about knowledge, reality, and human reason. Examine Kant's concepts like the synthetic a priori, transcendental idealism, and the limits and nature of rationality.
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Deleuze and Guattari: Anti-Oedipus
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Examine a groundbreaking philosophical work that rethinks the relationship between desire, capitalism and society. Explore influential ideas that challenge traditional psychoanalysis and Marxism while shaping contemporary social and political theory. Gain deeper insight into concepts that continue to inspire debate and critical analysis today.
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