Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HIST 338 - HUMANIST TRADITIONS & CRITICS

Long Title: HUMANIST TRADITIONS AND ITS CRITICS
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Exploration of aspects of Western humanist and anti-humanist traditions from the early modern period to the present, with emphasis on how writers within each tradition understood fundamental terms like human nature, self, community, morality, and freedom. Includes literary, theological, and philosophical texts, as well as contemporary critical theory.