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Academic Year 2005/2006

European Intellectual History to the Renaissance
HIST 215 SP
Crosslistings:
MDST 225

This is the first of a two-semester survey in European intellectual history. The fall semester will examine some of the major texts in Western thought from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on close analysis of the texts.

MAJOR READINGS

Alberti, THE USE AND ABUSE OF BOOKS
Plato, THE REPUBLIC
Boethius, ON THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY
Abelard, KNOW THYSELF
Dante, THE INFERNO
de Lorris and de Meun, ROMANCE OF THE ROSE
Machiavelli, THE PRINCE
Castiglione, THE BOOK OF THE COURIER
Montaigne, ESSAYS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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