Western Social/Ethcl Thght I

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Taught by JST. This seminar provides students with an opportunity to read and discuss primary theorists in the history of Western social and ethical thought, with an eye toward how these ideas still shape understandings of: *human person and human community, *human flourishing and human fallibility, *implicit or explicit appeals to God, the gods, the good or the right, *what constitutes civil society and what constitutes the common good. The first part of the course, Fall Term 2014, includes material from the ancient, medieval, and Reformation periods covered in the comprehensive exam in Western Social Thought, i.e., Plato and Aristotle, Augustine and Aquinas, Luther and Calvin. The second part of the course, Western Social and Ethical Thought II, in Spring Term 2015, will treat the rest of the material covered in this exam. The course is a required course for doctoral students in the field of ethics and social theory at the GTU, and is open to others with permission. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]