Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• understand the debates in the late Enlightenment concerning suicide, immortality, the nature of evidence, the existence of God and related topics

• understand some characteristic shifts and continuities in the move from Enlightenment ideals towards Romantic ones

• feel confident that study can transform a centuries-old text into an enjoyable, informative, articulate and reasoned discussion of a familiar topic

• examine set readings and appreciate some of its necessary background information.