Eng215 Foundations of Western Culture II: Renaissance to Modernity (Undergrad) 2003 MIT
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Philosopher in Meditation, oil on wood by Rembrandt, 1632; in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. (Image courtesy of WebMuseum: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/.)
Course Highlights
A number of the readings for the course may be download. In addition, questions for discussion are included for all class sessions.
Course Description
This subject offers a broad survey of texts (both literary and
philosophical) drawn from the Western tradition and selected to trace
the growth of ideas about the nature of mankind's ethical and political
life in the West since the renaissance. It will deal with the change in
perspective imposed by scientific ideas, the general loss of a
supernatural or religious perspective upon human events, and the
effects for good or ill of the increasing authority of an intelligence
uninformed by religion as a guide to life. The readings are roughly
complementary to the readings in 21L001, and classroom discussion will
stress appreciation and analysis of texts that came to represent the
cultural heritage of the modern world.
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