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IDSC 251.01 Windows on the Good Life 2 credits, S/CR/NC only

Closed: Size: 18, Registered: 22, Waitlist: 0

HASE 105

MTWTHF
8:00pm9:45pm

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Synonym: 65424

Laurence Cooper, Alan Rubenstein

Human beings are always and everywhere challenged by the question: What should I do to spend my mortal time well? One way to approach this ultimate challenge is to explore some of the great cultural products of our civilization--works that are a delight to read for their wisdom and artfulness. This series of two-credit courses will explore a philosophical dialogue of Plato in the fall, a work from the Bible in the winter, and a pair of plays by Shakespeare in the spring. The course can be repeated for credit throughout the year and in subsequent years.

IDSC 251.02 Windows on the Good Life 2 credits, S/CR/NC only

Closed: Size: 18, Registered: 17, Waitlist: 0

HASE 105

MTWTHF
3:10pm4:45pm

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Synonym: 65425

Laurence Cooper, Alan Rubenstein

Human beings are always and everywhere challenged by the question: What should I do to spend my mortal time well? One way to approach this ultimate challenge is to explore some of the great cultural products of our civilization--works that are a delight to read for their wisdom and artfulness. This series of two-credit courses will explore a philosophical dialogue of Plato in the fall, a work from the Bible in the winter, and a pair of plays by Shakespeare in the spring. The course can be repeated for credit throughout the year and in subsequent years.

POSC 160.00 Political Philosophy 6 credits

Open: Size: 30, Registered: 24, Waitlist: 0

Weitz Center 233

MTWTHF
10:10am11:55am10:10am11:55am

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Synonym: 65121

Laurence Cooper

Introduction to ancient and modern political philosophy. We will investigate several fundamentally different approaches to the basic questions of politics--questions concerning the character of political life, the possibilities and limits of politics, justice, and the good society--and the philosophic presuppositions (concerning human nature and human flourishing) that underlie these, and all, political questions.

POSC 258.00 Politics and Ambition 6 credits

Open: Size: 25, Registered: 11, Waitlist: 0

Weitz Center 136

MTWTHF
1:15pm3:00pm1:15pm3:00pm

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Synonym: 65137

Laurence Cooper

Is personal ambition a threat to peace and the public good or is it a prod to nobility and heroism? Does it exemplify the opposition between self and society or does it represent their intersection and mutual support—or both? And what is the nature of political ambition, especially the ambition to rule: what does the would-be ruler really want? We will take up these and related questions by studying several classic works of philosophy and literature. Readings will likely include works by Plato, Xenophon, and Shakespeare as well as American founders, statesmen, and moral leaders. 

Crosslisted with POSC 357

POSC 400.04 Integrative Exercise 1-6 credits, S/CR/NC only

Open: Size: 25, Registered: 0, Waitlist: 0

Synonym: 65106

Laurence Cooper

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