Enlightenment Concept of the Self
HIST 153
Spring 2015 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: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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 Joourney
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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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