CONTEMP WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, German, History, Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Slavic Languages, and Sociology; and members of the Society of Fellows. A study in their historical context of major contributions to the intellectual traditions that underpin contemporary civilization. Emphasis is on the history of political, social, and philosophical thought. Students are expected to write at least three papers to complete two examinations, and to participate actively in class discussions.
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David Ragazzoni
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Angela M Giordani
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Nadia Sariahmed
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Gal Katz
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Rachel Aumiller
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Dennis Tenen
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Madeleine Dobie
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Oliver Simons
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Aileen G Forbes
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Nadia Sariahmed
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Shaunna Rodrigues
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Anthony E Garruzzo
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Angela M Giordani
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Amogha B Sahu
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Whitney A McIntosh
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Luke S Macinnis
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Adam Reich
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Ryan Carr
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Roosevelt Montas
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Marwa Elshakry
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Aziza Shanazarova
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Jenna A Schoen
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Branka Arsic
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Brittany A Koffer
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Ryan Carr
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Akeel Bilgrami
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Richard John
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Jenna A Schoen
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Ruairidh J Macleod
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Brittany A Koffer
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Niyati Shenoy
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Soraya Limare
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Samuel E Abrams
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Adam Kosto
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Gil Anidjar
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Matthew Engelke
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Ali Karjoo-Ravary
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Alma Steingart
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James Stafford
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Christopher T Hoffman
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Daniel Luban
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Clara Maier
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Marcus Folch
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Camille A Robcis
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Katryn Williams Evinson
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Benjamin W Mueser
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Richard A Billows
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Conor M Cullen
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Isabel Huacuja Alonso
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Allison Aitken
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Jeronimo Duarte Riascos
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Nadia Latif
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Isaac J Stethem
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Katryn Williams Evinson
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Rohan N Shah
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Nathan H Feldman
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Fatima-Ezzahrae Touilila
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Shenda Kuang
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Conor M Cullen
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Joseph Schittone
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Eli P Mandel
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CONTEMP WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
A year-long course designed to introduce students to a wide range of issues of public significance by asking them to read closely texts in various traditions of argument with a focus on selected European traditions of moral, political, religious, and social thought. Readings in the Bible, the Qur’an, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Kant, Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, DuBois, and Freud.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
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David Ragazzoni
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Benjamin W Mueser
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MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART
Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.
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Ioannis Mylonopoulos
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Daniel S Smith
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Leslie Tait
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Xiaohan Du
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Martina Mims
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Leslie Tait
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Xiaohan Du
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Stefaan Van Liefferinge
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Rachel F Himes
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Lucas T Cohen
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Susannah E Blair
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Meng-Hsuan Lee
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Lucas T Cohen
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Susannah E Blair
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Suhyun Choi
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Sandrine S Larrive-Bass
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Irina T Oryshkevich
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Kent M Minturn
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Sandrine S Larrive-Bass
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Irina T Oryshkevich
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Kent M Minturn
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Page S Knox
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Daniel S Smith
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Katherine H Gobel
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Eleonora Pistis
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Meredith Gamer
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Diane Bodart
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Nicholas S Fitch
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Sophia D'Addio
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Alessandra Di Croce
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Nicholas S Fitch
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Sophia D'Addio
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Noam M Elcott
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Branden W Joseph
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Iheb Guermazi
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Pujan Karambeigi
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Sinclair O Spratley
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