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What is so fascinating about works like Plato's dialogues and Dostoevsky's novels? Can philosophy and literature, in such combinations, achieve more than the sum of the two parts? Can philosophical approaches account for the specific power of literary works, even those that are not overtly philosophical? And can literary devices contribute to philosophical goals—in a way, perhaps, that nothing else could?

Founded in 2004, the initiative in Philosophy and Literature brings together Stanford's vibrant group of literary scholars and its renowned philosophy department to answer questions like these.