Listed in: First Year Seminar, as FYSE-101
Lawrence R. Douglas (Section 01)
Alexander George (Section 02)
Leah C. Schmalzbauer (Section 03)
Nishiten Shah (Section 04)
Is the world a better place today than it was fifty years ago? Will it be better yet in another fifty years? We cannot answer such questions without asking what we mean by "better," that is, what counts as progress. The question of what progress is cannot be answered simply: the term has been used in different ways at differemt times and has also been the subject of much critical examination. We will explore the meaning of progress by engaging with a variety of thought-provoking and influential works.
Fall semester. Professors Douglas, George, Schmalzbauer, and Shah.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: "None Specified"
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | The elements of style : the original edition | Dover Publications | Strunk, William | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | The Communist manifesto | PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INCORPORATED | ENGELS, FRIEDRICH; MARX, KARL | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Civilization and its discontents | W.W. Norton & Company | Freud, Sigmund; Strachey, James. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings | PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INCORPORATED | WEBER, MAX M. | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.