HUM 1141 - Humanities in the Age of Enlightenment

1. Explain, through the use of examples, the following cultural studies concepts and principles associated with the 17th century and 18th century world: empiricism, 17th century “New Science”, rationalism, “Modern World”, imperialism, absolute monarchy, baroque, liberalism, and slavery.
2. Articulate, in the student’s own words, concepts associated with such 17th century and 18th century thinkers as Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Adam Smith, John Locke, Wollstonecraft, and Voltaire.
3. Articulate, in the student’s own words, artistic expression associated with such 17th century and 18th century composers, artists, architects, and creative writers as Bach, Mozart, Wren, Molière, Racine, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Caravaggio, Poussin, Bernini, and Jones.
4. Provide critical responses to primary sources.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of the scope of the social and intellectual revolution of beliefs and values associated with the 17th century and 18th century world.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of how primary sources studied reflect and respond to Europe’s interaction with the non-Western World.
7. Formulate personal responses to texts and materials presented.
8. Discuss how ideas, cultures, and principles developed during the 17th and 18th centuries have continued to influence the Western World and the Western World’s interactions with the international community.
9. Analyze the formal elements of 17th century and 18th century texts - visual as well as verbal; discuss how these formal elements may continue to be used by the Western World as a way to define and respond to the globe.
10. Exhibit an ability to present an opinion based on 17th century and 18th century texts rather than on the student’s own subjective opinion.

1. Survey of the creative legacy of the European intellectual and artistic output during the 17th century and 18th century.
2. Characteristics of the Modern World developed during the 17th and 18th century such as artistic, philosophical, political, and scientific characteristics.
3. The 17th and 18th century Western World’s interaction with the non-Western World.
4. Examination of how 17th and 18th century beliefs influence contemporary beliefs and values.