Foundations of Western Culture II
21L.002 · Literature · Undergraduate · Fall 2002
Prof. Mary Fuller
<p>Complementary to 21L.001. A broad survey of texts - literary, philosophical, and sociological - studied to trace the growth of secular humanism, the loss of a supernatural perspective upon human events, and changing conceptions of individual, social, and communal purpose. Stresses appreciation and analysis of texts that came to represent the common cultural possession of our time. Enrollment limited. HASS-D, CI.</p> <p>Readings this semester ranging from political theory and oratory to autob…
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