UFWT 201 - Western Intellectual Tradition III: Reformation, Revolution, and Enlightenment (4)

Third in a four-semester sequence, this interdisciplinary seminar examines how revolutions in faith, science, and philosophy shaped the development of the Western intellectual tradition. Through the works of Luther, Galileo, Shakespeare, Descartes, Wollstonecraft and others, students will discover how the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment offered new ways of thinking about the nature of authority. Satisfies the humanities requirement for students in most programs; however, some programs may require a specific course to meet their general education humanities requirement. Prereqs: UFWT 101 and UFWT 102. Offered: Fall.