Enlightenment Concept of the Self
HIST 235
Spring 2020 not offered
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This course explores several Enlightenment thinkers who grappled to understand the paradoxes of the self at a time when traditional religious and metaphysical systems were disintegrating. As we explore these issues, readings will be drawn from primary texts in philosophy and literature. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
David Hume, A TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE
Denis Diderot, RAMEAU'S NEPHEW and D'ALEMBERT'S DREAM
Jean Jacques Rousseau, SECOND DISCOURSE; EMILE; CONFESSIONS; REVERIES OF A SOLITARY WALKER
Choderlos De Laclos, LES LIAISONS DANGERUESES
Wilhelm Goethe, SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER
Mary Shelly, FRANKENSTEIN
Mary Wollstonecraft, A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
Laurence Sterne, A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three papers of approximately two, five, and ten pages will be required. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Class discussion. No late papers will be accepted. |
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