Modern European Thought and Culture

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An examination of the evolution of European intellectual culture from the rise of modernity in the Scientific Revolution through the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Existentialism, and Modernism to the (purported) end of modernity in Post-Modernism. Related movements such as conservatism, socialism, nationalism, feminism, and fascism will also be covered. This course conceives of thought and culture very broadly and is primarily concerned with the social, political, and economic context of Europe's intellectual development. Components: Class GE: CP Civics & Perspectives, CP-P Historical Perspectives Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 2010 or HISTORY 2020 or consent of instructor Typically Offered: Occasionally