Finally, it explores the conflicts between principle-based and particularist moral epistemologies. Global Economy and Nation-State. This question is at the heart of a growing and polarized debate among sociologists and political scientists. This seminar critically evaluates arguments on both sides of the debate. Ethics and Human Rights in Sports.
Sports play a major role in many aspects of most cultures.
Students trace the history of gladiatorial games from their origins as Etruscan funeral rites to their culmination in violent spectacles of death routinely enjoyed by Romans of every segment of society in the early empire. In the second half of the course, students trace the phenomenon of martyrdom in the early Christian Church and the reasons why Christian martyrs might embrace a violent, public death in the arena. Assigned readings are drawn from English translations of primary sources and selected secondary readings. Students write, critique, and revise a series of short essays and team Web pages on topics related to the course. This course opens a window onto the popular culture of the late Middle Ages in England through a study of the sequential drama known as the mystery plays.