Course contributes to the disciplinary breadth requirement for humanities.
The visual and written texts we will examine have traditionally been understood as helping to shape the main currents of European thought prior to the modern age. We will explore their meanings within their historical contexts and engage the question of whether they continue to be profound for us today. The format of the course will consist of a combination of lecture and class discussions. In addition, students will invited and encouraged to attend a series of evening common hours for the Humanities College. Visual material will be provided on a website.