 Students who don’t want a month off from school can "party on" during the January term by studying the philosophy behind this "excellent adventure." |
Some UVA students looking for January term courses are content to bone up on Joyce and Beckett in Dublin or hang out with elementary school students in Ghana. But what about Wahoos who aren’t looking to drop a couple thousand dollars to spend a week and a half abroad? The University is offering at least one course that will likely appeal to those certain students who plan to take a few trips during the semester break without ever leaving Charlottesville, if you catch our drift. “Philosophy Through Film” promises to address some of the tough philosophical questions raised by movies like Memento, Minority Report, and the whoa-inducing Keanu Reeves double-feature of The Matrix and that classic of Cartesian metaphysics, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. According to the course description, the class will also be taking a look at readings from philosophers who pondered ideas like those invoked by the movies. Keep an eye out next January for the follow-up course, “Deconstructionism, Harold, and Kumar.”
