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European Intellectual History Since the Renaissance HIST 216 Spring 2013 not offered Crosslisting: COL 332 Certificates: The Study of Education This class will examine some of the major texts in Western thought since the Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on close reading and analysis of the texts. Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Course Format: Lecture / Discussion Grading Mode: Graded Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None Fulfills a Requirement for: None Major Readings: Machiavelli, THE PRINCE Locke, THE SECOND TREATISE OF GOVERNMENT Vico, THE NEW SCIENCE Wollstonecraft, A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN Kant, CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON, WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT? and METAPHYSICS OF MORALS Darwin, THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES Mill, ON LIBERTY Examinations and Assignments: Weekly 2-page papers, three 5-page papers, and midterm and final exams. Additional Requirements and/or Comments: All students not in COL must take this class for a letter grade. Drop/Add Enrollment Requests Total Submitted Requests: 0 1st Ranked: 0 2nd Ranked: 0 3rd Ranked: 0 4th Ranked: 0 Unranked: 0

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