WESTERN CULTURE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY II

ILS 205

The development of Western political, economic and social thought, from its origins in classic Greece and the Judaeo-Christian tradition, through Rome and the Medieval period, to the Renaissance and Reformation.

ILS 201

Western science and technology in the making. Major developments viewed in philosophical and social context, from antiquity to 17th century.

ILS 206

The development of Western political, economic and social thought from the Reformation to the present day: the origins, logic and evolution of liberalism, Marxism, and organic conservatism as the principal systems of thought of the modern age.

HISTSCI 202

Major trends and developments in the sciences from the 17th century to the early 20th century. Emphasis on those with broad cultural and social implications.

ILS 204

The development of literature and the arts from the Renaissance to the modern period, including such figures as Shakespeare and Michelangelo through T.S. Eliot and Picasso. Literature and art in the context of society and ideas.