Hum 4: Enlightenment, Romanticism, Revolution (1660-1848)
| Quarter: Winter 2017 | Room: PCYNH 106 |
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| Professor: Eric Watkins | Time: MWF 11:00-11:50 | ||||||
| Office: H&SS 8062 | Tel: (858) 822-0082 | ||||||
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Office Hours: Monday 1:00-2:00 & by appt. |
E-mail: Ewatkins@ucsd.edu | ||||||
| TAs: | Michael Pittman |
Tobin Chodos |
Jill Bolin |
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| E-mail: | mpittman@ucsd.edu |
achodos@ucsd.edu |
jibolin@ucsd.edu |
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| Office: | H&SS 7054 |
Art of Espresso |
Galbraith 173A |
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| Office Hours: | Mon & Wed 9:50-10:50 |
Wed & Fr 9:50-10:50 |
Mon 1:00-3:00 |
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| Reading Assignments (subject to change) | |||||||
| 1-9 | Introduction | ||||||
| 1-11 | Science in the Enlightenment The Scientific Revolution (no reading) |
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| 1-13 | Political Authority in the
Enlightenment Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690), Chapters 1-5, (pp. 7-30) |
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| 1-16 | No class (Marin Luther King Jr. Day) | ||||||
| 1-18 | Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapters 7-11, 19 (pp. 42-53, 65-74, 107-124) | ||||||
| 1-20 | Religion in the Enlightenment *Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Sect. 10 (1748) |
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| 1-23 | *Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Sect. 11 | ||||||
| 1-25 | The Meaning of Life in the
Enlightenment Voltaire, Candide (1759) |
First
Paper Prompt |
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| 1-27 | Voltaire, Candide, cont. | ||||||
| 1-30 | Political Authority in the Enlightenment and
in Romanticism Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) (pp. 33-65) (pp. 39-75 in second edition) |
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| 2-1 | Rousseau, On the Social Contract (1762) (pp.
141-159, 160-166) (pp. 156-176, 178-185 in second edition) |
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| 2-3 | Rousseau, On the Social Contract (pp. 173-186,
192-195, 197-208, 220-227) (pp. 191-205, 212-215, 218-230, 243-252
in second edition) |
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| 2-6 | Introduction to 17th, 18th, and early 19th Century Art | First Paper Due | |||||
| 2-8 | The Origins of Romantic Literature Goethe, The Sufferings of Young Werther (1774) |
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| 2-10 | Goethe, The Sufferings of Young Werther, cont. | ||||||
| 2-13 | Enlightenment Conceptions of History *Lessing, "The Education of Mankind," "On the Origin of Revealed Religion," "The Religion of Christ" (1778) |
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| 2-15 | *Kant, "What is Enlightenment?" & "Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose" (1784) | ||||||
| 2-17 | Enlightenment Morality *Kant, Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals (1783), Section 1 (selections) |
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| 2-20 | No class (President's Day) | ||||||
| 2-22 | *Kant, Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals (1783), Section 2 (selections) | Second Paper Prompt |
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| 2-24 | *Kant, Continued and concluded | ||||||
| 2-27 | Political Revolution The French Revolution, *Sieyes "What is the Third Estate?", "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen", "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" (Third Estate is here) |
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| 3-1 | Romantic Conceptions of History, Art, and
Ethics *Schiller, On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1794), Letters 1-9 |
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| 3-3 | *Schiller, On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1794), Letters 21-24 | ||||||
| 3-6 | Introduction to 18th and early 19th Century Music - Visiting speaker/performer Mike Slayen (For more info, see: mikeslayen.com) | Second Paper Due | |||||
| 3-8 | Enlightenment Politics *Declaration of Independence (1776), *Madison, "Federalist Papers" X & LI (1787) & *U.S. Constitution (1787/91) |
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| 3-10 | Religion in Romanticism *Schleiermacher, On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers (1799) Chapter 1 in Course Reader, Chapter 2 is here |
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| 3-13 | Political Authority in Romanticism *Novalis, "Faith and Love," "Fragments from the Notebooks" (1798) |
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| 3-15 | Romantic Literature *Wordsworth, "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" (1807) |
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| 3-17 | Conclusion | ||||||
| 3-20 | Final Exam (11:30-2:20) | ||||||
| * indicates that reading is contained in the Course Reader | |||||||
Course Requirements:
(1) regular attendance at lecture and section;
(2) preparation for, and participation in, weekly discussion section;
(3) completion of two 5-7 page papers;
(4) a final exam.
Final grades will be assessed as follows: first paper: 20%; second paper:
30%; final exam: 35%; section: 15%
Other Information:
1. Honor Code. The Academic Honor Code must be observed in this course.
Additionally, students agree that by taking this course all required
papers will be subject to submission for textual similarity review to
Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be
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2. If accommodations are needed for a disability or religious reasons,
please notify me during the first class period or as soon as possible.