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• PHIL 209 Philosophy of Theater: Actors, Characters, Performances 6 credits

  Ian McKellen explains that when he acts on stage, “I pretend to be the person I’m portraying.” But how do you pretend to be a person? Is it different from playing make-believe or code-switching your behavior between family, friends, and classmates? Is it different from what writers do when they write about fictional people? And just what is a person, anyway? A particular body? A set of beliefs and desires? Is an actor’s race and gender independent of those of the person they portray? We’ll evaluate competing answers to such questions from philosophers, cognitive scientists, and theater practitioners.

  • Offered: Spring 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: HI, Humanistic Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
  • Tags: CL: 200 level PHIL Interdisciplinary 1 PHIL Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Mind 2 PHIL Prac/Value Theory

  • PHIL  209.00 Spring 2025

  • Faculty:Andrew Knoll 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WLeighton 303 11:10am-12:20pm
  • FLeighton 303 12:00pm-1:00pm