HIST 43.02 European Intellectual and Cultural History, 1400-1800
This course will introduce students to major developments in European culture and thought from the 14th-18th centuries, paying particular attention to the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. Substantial class time will be devoted to group discussion of primary texts with the aim of fostering each student’s ability to analyze and contextualize works in the Western intellectual tradition. Key authors include Machiavelli, Erasmus, Calvin, Luther, Galileo, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.
Instructor
McMahon
Department-Specific Course Categories
Class of 2023 and Before Major Dist: EUR, pre-1700/pre-1800; Class of 2024 and Beyond Major Dist: EUR, premodern.