| IAff/PSc |
| 770 |
Turbulence in World Politics (3) |
Rosenau |
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An effort to probe the sources and dynamics of change and continuity in local, national, and international affairs. The links between the orientations of individuals and the actions of collectivities are a major focus, along with the foundations of authority under transformative conditions. For graduate students; open to upper-level undergraduates. |
| IAff/PSc |
| 771 |
Political Aggregation (3) |
Rosenau |
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An exploration of how collective action is fashioned out of the input of individuals, how collectivities become larger than the sum of their parts, and how political organizations manage to persist through time. Socialization, mobilization, momentum, and bandwagon effects are among the concepts evaluated. For graduate students; open to upper-level undergraduates. |
| IAff/PSc |
| 772 |
The Dynamics of Globalization (3) |
Rosenau |
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An inquiry into the economic, cultural, and political processes through which individual and community life is expanding as awareness encompasses factors on a global scale. The consequences of this expansion at both global and local levels is examined, along with the possibility that these levels interact. For graduate students; open to upper-level undergraduates. |
| IAff/PSc |
| 773 |
Global Governance (3) |
Rosenau |
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An inquiry into the prospects for and problems of governance on a global scale in the era following the end of the Cold War. Informal forms of governance as well as those that have undergone institutionalization are assessed. For graduate students; open to upper-level undergraduates. |
| Phil |
| 772 |
Individualism (3) |
Caws |
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The concept of the free individual in philosophy, psychology, literature, and politics: individuals and groups; individualism and collectivism; exemplary individuals in biography, autobiography, and fiction; problems of individual and collective agency and identity. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Phil |
| 774 |
Understanding Technology (3) |
Caws |
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The idea of technology—its relation to the sciences and the arts and humanities, its development, and its problems. Technology will not be regarded as merely dependent on the sciences or as merely useful (or dangerous) but as a human activity in its own right, with its own history, conceptual structure, interests, risks, and benefits. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Phil |
| 778 |
Left and Right in Philosophy and Politics (3) |
Caws |
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A fundamental inquiry into the concept of the state in terms of entrenched oppositions: individualism/collectivism, equality/liberty, liberalism/conservatism, socialism/free enterprise, communism/capitalism. Emphasis on the present need to find a constructive transcendence of these oppositions. For graduate students; open to undergraduates. |
| Phil |
| 779 |
Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (3) |
Caws |
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An exploration of some striking parallels between the topics addressed by Freud’s psychoanalytic theories on the one hand and the traditional content of philosophical reflection on the other, with special emphasis on the relation between cognitive theory and therapeutic practice (in both disciplines). For graduate students; open to undergraduates. |
| Rel |
| 770 |
Islamic Civilization and the West (3) |
Nasr |
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The encounter of Islam and the West, from the rise of Islam to modern times. Investigation of the impact of Islam on European philosophy, science, art, and literature; influence of the West and Western scholarship on the Islamic world. For juniors and seniors; open to graduate students. |
| Rel |
| 771 |
Persian Sufi Literature in East and West (3) |
Nasr |
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The writings of major Persian Sufi poets and writers, such as Khayyam, Attar, Rumi, Shabistari, and Hafiz, and their impact on the West and on India. The translation of these works into European languages and their influence upon such figures as Goethe and Emerson are discussed. Assigned readings in English. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Rel |
| 772 |
Mysticism—East and West (3) |
Nasr |
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A thematic examination of mystical traditions: the nature of mysticism, the search for ultimate reality, the mystical significance of the cosmos, the mystical science of the soul, and the significance of sacred art and symbols. Major mystical traditions of East and West—Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Rel |
| 773 |
Perennial Philosophy (3) |
Nasr |
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The idea of perennial philosophy as developed in the 20th century by A. Huxley, A.C. Coomaraswamy, and others. Doctrines and teachings of perennial philosophy as found in various religious and philosophical traditions of East and West. Prerequisite: at least one course in religion, philosophy, or intellectual history. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Rel |
| 775 |
Man and the Natural Environment (3) |
Nasr |
| |
The religious, philosophical, and scientific causes of the present environmental crisis. The history of religious and philosophical attitudes toward nature in the West, in the history of Western science, and in some non-Western world views that may encourage a more harmonious relationship between man and the natural environment. For undergraduates; open to graduate students. |
| Rel |
| 777 |
Religion and Science (3) |
Nasr |
| |
The interaction between religion and science in ancient Egypt, classical Greece, Islam, India, China, and the West, from the Renaissance, the scientific revolution, and up to the present day. Key concepts and issues in the encounter of religion and science in light of the cultural matrix of the civilization and period in question. For juniors and seniors; open to graduate students. |
| Soc |
| 776 |
Public Policy Research (3) |
Etzioni |
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Basic concepts of policy research in comparison to basic and applied research. Policy research methods. The social structure of policy research: producers and consumers of knowledge and issues arising among them. Open to undergraduates and graduate students with permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: social science or public policy course work or related experience. |
| PSc/Soc |
| 777 |
Contemporary American Society (3) |
Etzioni |
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A social science perspective of contemporary American society. Analysis of concepts that allow continued insight into America’s condition and future. Institutions examined include the family, schools, communities, the polity, and relations among racial/ethnic groups. For graduate students; open to undergraduates. |
| Soc/Econ/PSc |
| 779 |
The Elements of Socioeconomics (3) |
Etzioni |
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A synthesized approach to the study of economic behavior and economic policy, drawing on relevant segments of economics and sociology as well as political science and psychology. A discussion of ethical assumptions and core concepts in the study of micro- and macroeconomic behavior and their policy implications. For graduate students; open to qualified undergraduates. |
| Soc/PSc/IAff |
| 781 |
Elements of Communitarian Thinking (3) |
Etzioni |
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An examination of the roots of communitarian thinking in earlier philosophical work, current political theory, and historical and contemporary sociology. The relevance of communitarian thinking to various community-building social movements. For graduate students; open to undergraduates with permission of instructor. |
| Soc/PSc/IAff |
| 782 |
Elements of Public Policy in Communitarian Perspective (3) |
Etzioni |
| |
The issues that arise when communities seeking to advance their goals run into commitments to individual and minority rights. Freedom of speech and hate codes, public safety and protection against search and seizure, majority votes and minority rights, and other policy issues. For graduate students; open to undergraduates with permission of instructor. |
| Soc |
| 785 |
The U.S. System of Criminal Justice (3) |
Saltzburg |
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The powers of law enforcement and how they relate to rights conferred upon suspects and defendants by the Constitution. A rule-oriented view of police authority to stop, search, and arrest; the privilege against self-incrimination; responsibilities of prosecutors and defense counsel; roles of judge and jury; and the right of the public and press to be present during judicial proceedings. For undergraduates. |
