4003 Conflicting Values in the Modern World Different approaches to the essential problems of modern existence, leading to a description of contemporary values and the tensions and conflicts among them. The emphasis is on direct experience with works of art. The Search for Values in the Humanistic Disciplines Examination of values leading to the formulation of standards of judgment.
Emphasis is on direct experience with the works of art.
An interdisciplinary, value-oriented discussion course. An interdisciplinary course taught by faculty and guests from diverse disciplines. Political, anthropological, military, historical, technological, sociological, psychological, literary, and religious perspectives on the origins of armed conflict and the quest for world peace. Drawing on fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama from works written originally in French, Polish, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish, this course introduces students to the Holocaust through literature. Deals with the adequacy of imaginative literature in the face of atrocity, the comparative effectiveness of fiction versus autobiography, and the dangers of exploitation and trivialization.