Origins of Western Thought—Modern Thought UH, W

This course focuses on developments in Western thinking from the Renaissance to the present day. Authors to be studied will invariably change at the instructor’s discretion, but students should expect to read and become familiar with the works of Shakespeare, Descartes, Pascal, Swift, Hume, Austen, Darwin, Freud, and Woolf. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

UH 341