European Intellectual History Since the Renaissance
HIST 216
Spring 2012
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01
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| Crosslisting:
COL 332 |
| Certificates: The Study of Education |
This is the second semester of a two-semester survey of European intellectual history. This course will examine some of the major texts in Western thought since the Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on close reading and analysis of literary, political, and philosophical texts. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Logical Reasoning, Writing
This reading and writing class will stress forms of argumentation and logical reasoning at all stages.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(CSCT)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Machiavelli, THE PRINCE (Penguin Classics)
Locke, THE SECOND TREATISE OF GOVERNMENT (Hackett)
Vico, THE NEW SCIENCE (Cornell)
Voltaire, CANDIDE (Penguin Classics)
Wollstonecraft, A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN (Penguin Classics)
Kant, ON THE SUBLIME AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Cambridge), CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON (Cambridge), WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT? (Penguin Great Ideas) and GROUNDING OF THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS (Hackett)
Darwin, THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES (Penguin Classics)
Mill, ON LIBERTY (Penguin Classics)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly 2-page papers, three 5-page papers, and 2 exams |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
TBA |
| Instructor(s): Miller,Cecilia Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC411; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 22 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 5 |
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