HIST215

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HIST215

European Intellectual History to the Renaissance HIST215 FA

Crosslistings: MDST225, COL 206

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:01:13 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       32      0         32

Next Offered in 9899 FA

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 the historical and cultural contexts of the texts and thinkers.

MAJOR READINGS

Plato, THE REPUBLIC
Aristotle, THE POLITICS
Epictetus, THE HANDBOOK OF EPICTETUS
Marcus Aurelius, THE MEDITATIONS
Augustine, THE CITY OF GOD
Aquinas (selections)
Dante, ON MONARCHY
Marsilius, THE DEFENDER OF THE PEACE
Christine de Pizan, THE BOOK OF THE CITY OF LADIES
Machiavelli, THE PRINCE and THE DISCOURSES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three papers; midterm and final examinations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

Reference:

Roberts, John. CIVILIZATION, VOLUME I: THE EMERGENCE OF MAN IN SOCIETY. Del Mar, California: CRM Books, 1973

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