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European Intellectual History since the Renaissance HIST 216 Fall 2019 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. Voltaire, CANDIDE. Wollstonecraft, A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN. Kant, CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON/WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT/METAPHYSICS/PERPETUAL PEACE. Darwin, THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. Mill, ON LIBERTY. Examinations and Assignments: Weekly 2-page papers, three 5-page papers, and midterm and final exams. Additional Requirements and/or Comments: TBA 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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