Dear Prospective Philosophy Student,
Your experience in the philosophy in literature class will most likely vary widely depending on which teacher you have, as well as which group you would end up in, so there's little I could really say to prepare you for it. If you end up with circumstances similar to mine, you will have more than a couple units which aren't typically included in a philosophy in literature class. In a way, philosophy is too vague an idea to have a set curriculum between teachers, but this class is an example of one which uses completely different course material than most other philosophy classes. Almost all of the authors that typically come to mind when one thinks of philosophy are only briefly mentioned if even that. That's not necessarily a bad thing - there is philosophical value in every work, undoubtedly - but if you're expecting Nietzsche or Rousseau, you may be disappointed. At very least, the class wouldn't interfere with any of your philosophical pursuits outside of school significantly, except for perhaps in terms of the opportunity cost. Everything is what you make of it; you can learn a lot from any situation if you're willing.
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