Adventures of Ideas After 1500. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Honors Program or instructor's approval Studies great written and visual texts in the Eastern or Western history of ideas--artistic, literary, philosophical, religious, political, technological, or scientific--from the Renaissance through the present. Readings and thematic focus vary by instructor, but all courses interrelate readings from different disciplines and world regions under one broad topic relating to the human condition, such as individuality, power, health, freedom, violence, the natural environment, etc. This Honors version of HUM 2200 requires more rigorous reading and writing assignments and is open to students in the Honors program or students with special approval from the instructor only.