Virtue and Vice in History, Literature, and Philosophy
COL 228
Fall 2022
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CHUM 228, PHIL 112, HIST 140 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
Examines the long, complex and sometimes contradictory associations of virtue with piety, salvation, righteousness, intensity, strength, and, more recently with vulnerability and suffering. Beginning with Confucius and Aristotle, and winding our way through Christianity, humanism, postmodernism until the present, we will explore the ethics, power, and politics of the ideas of virtue and vice. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(CSCT)(EDST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Confucius, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Jane Austen, queer and gender theory, and critiques of political correctness and virtue signaling will be considered
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two exams, one medium-length paper that reflects and builds upon the readings and lectures. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Friday discussion sessions will be held from 11:00 am-11:50 am - location TBD. Students will met with Course Assistants (CA). Students will be broken up into small discussion groups. COL Majors can take this course for student option grading mode |
| Instructor(s): Roth,Michael S. Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: CFS190; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 118 | | SR major: 11 | JR major: 13 | | |
| Seats Available: 38 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 11 | JR non-major: 13 | SO: 28 | FR: 42 |
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