From Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Notes from a Dead House to Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, literature offers a powerful medium for delving into profound questions about existence, free will, and the essence of reality. Through their works, authors can illuminate moral dilemmas, reveal metaphysical and ethical insights, and evoke aesthetic perspectives. With compelling characters, intricate narratives, and thought-provoking themes, they invite readers to confront timeless concepts ranging from the battle between good and evil to the search for self-identity.
Philosophical counselor and professor emeritus Samir Chopra examines philosophical themes found in various literary genres such as the legal novel, post-apocalyptic fiction, and religious literature. He explores how literature can serve as a tool for moral education and instruction, arguing that a profound philosophical discourse can be found just as much in a compelling novel as in the works of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill.
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