European Thought and Culture: 1750-1870

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Study of major themes in European intellectual history from the end of the Enlightenment to the last decades of the 19th century, considered in the light of the social and political contexts in which they arose and the cultural backgrounds that helped shape them. Topics include romanticism, liberal and radical social theory, aestheticism, the late 19th-century crisis of values, and the rise of modern social science. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: Humanities Advanced course (18-19: topic).