Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

Amos Nascimento
TCSIG 451
Tacoma Campus

The Enlightenment

Examines the Enlightenment as historical epoch, philosophical attitude, and social and political project. Explores ideas of selected thinkers (e.g., Jefferson, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hume, Voltaire) and the reactions they inspire. Highlights themes such as liberalism, human rights, rationalism, republicanism, and neoclassicism.

Class description

This edition of the course discusses basic philosophical ideas, events, arts and issues that characterize the eighteenth century European Enlightenment. Departing from standard accounts of the Enlightenment, the course is based on a multicultural perspective and shows multiple models related to concepts such as Enlightenment (Scotland and England), Aufklärung (Germany), Lumière (France) and Iluminismo (Italy and Spain). The course will briefly assess the impact of the European Enlightenment on the Americas and also discuss a few examples of its contemporary importance.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

Lecture/Readgins/Discussion/Written assignments

Recommended preparation

Reading of required texts

Class assignments and grading

Readings and discussions Written tests Oral presentation Final research paper

Partcipation in discussion/reports (20%) Mid-term tests (20%) Oral presentation (25%) Final paper (35%)

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