對於21L,001課程的補充.本課程對於文學、哲學以及社會學有較廣泛的主題探討,並追溯世俗人文主義的發展、迷信觀念消失於人類活動中和不斷改變的個人、社會及社區目標構想.重點的判斷和文章的分析都將表現出我們時代共同的文化資產. (登記受限. HASS-D, CI.)
這學期閱讀範圍從政治理論、演說技巧到自傳、詩集和反映戰爭、戰爭動機、調解和記憶的科幻小說.這些閱讀主要劃分為三個歷史時刻：文藝復興時期和歐洲與美洲的第一次接觸(Machiavelli馬基亞維里,Cortes柯特斯,Sahagun薩哈剛)；歐洲的大革命(Voltaire伏爾泰, Blake布萊克, Williams 威廉斯)；美國南北戰爭和解放黑隸(Stowe史托夫人, Whitman惠特曼, Lincoln 林肯). 二十世紀以後的閱讀也包含羅威爾(Lowell)和沃卡特(Walcott)的詩及翁達傑(Ondaatje)和卡德(O.S.Card)的小說。
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.
Readings this semester ranging from political theory and oratory to autobiography, poetry, and science fiction reflect on war, motives for war, reconciliation and memory. The readings are largely organized around three historical moments: the Renaissance and first contacts between Europe and America (Machiavelli, Cortés, Sahagún); the European age of revolutions (Voltaire, Blake, Williams); the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery (Stowe, Whitman, Lincoln). Readings from the twentieth-century include poetry by Lowell and Walcott and fiction by Ondaatje and O.S. Card.
