Basic Program Year One: Spring
This course was available in the past and may be presented again as part of the Basic Program of Liberal Education curriculum.
Explore human nature and the problem of evil in political, social, and individual contexts in this Year 1 Seminar, offered online or in person. The Tutorial for Spring 2024 is a close reading of Shakespeare's Othello.
Course Outline
For specific dates, see at right under each Section: SCHEDULE AND LOCATION. Reading schedule is identical across all Sections.
Seminar
| Week | Seminar |
|---|---|
| 1 | Machiavelli,The Prince, Dedicatory Letter, sections I – X (pp. 3-44) |
| 2 | Machiavelli,The Prince, sections XI-XVIII and XXV-XXVI (pp. 45-70, 98-106) |
| 3 | Hobbes, Leviathan, Introduction (pp. 9-11) and Part I, chapters 5, 10, & 11 |
| 4 | Hobbes, Leviathan Part I, chapters 13-16 |
| 5 | Hobbes, Leviathan Part II, chapters 17-21 |
| 6 | Rousseau, Second Discourse: Letter to the Republic of Geneva, Preface, plus the end-notes (pp. 76-98, 182-83) |
| 7 | Rousseau, Second Discourse: First Part, plus the end-notes (pp. 99-141, 183-222) |
| 8 | Rousseau, Second Discourse: Second Part, plus the end-notes (pp. 141-181, 223-228) |
| 9 | Shakespeare, The Tempest Act I-II |
| 10 | Shakespeare, The Tempest Act III-V |
Tutorial
| Week | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shakespeare, Othello Act I |
| 2 | Shakespeare, Othello Act I |
| 3 | Shakespeare, Othello Act II |
| 4 | Shakespeare, Othello Act II |
| 5 | Shakespeare, Othello Act III |
| 6 | Shakespeare, Othello Act III |
| 7 | Shakespeare, Othello Act IV |
| 8 | Shakespeare,Othello Act IV |
| 9 | Shakespeare, Othello Act V |
| 10 | Shakespeare, Othello Act V |
Required Texts
- Machiavelli, The Prince. Mansfield, tr., UChicago Press, ISBN 978-0226500430
- Hobbes, Leviathan, Tuck, ed., Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0521567978
- Rousseau, First & Second Discourses, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-0312694401
- Shakespeare, The Tempest, Bantam Press, ISBN 978-0553213072
- Shakespeare, Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. Bantam Press, ISBN 978-0553212839
Purchase
Books are available using the Textbook order form from the Gleacher Center Bookstore online, or by using the ISBN number to order the correct edition elsewhere.
Notes
Online registration closes Friday, March 15 at 5 pm CT.
You will receive an invitation to join the Canvas site for the course a week before the class begins. The Zoom link for the course will be in Canvas. For more information about Canvas, please see our Remote Learning Resources page.