FRENCH 223 - Genealogy of French Morals

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Bard College

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Human Rights If we act morally, French moralists believed, it is because we know we are being watched. If we believe in fidelity, it is because we are afraid of being betrayed. If we weep at our friend's funeral, it is because we are afraid nobody will weep at our own. This cynical portrayal of humanity, by the 17th-century moralistes, permeated much of French literature and philosophy. Course readings include excerpts from Pascal ( Pensées), Molière (Misanthrope), La Fontaine (Fables), Laclos ( Liaisons dangereuses), Rousseau ( Vicaire savoyard), Proust ( Un Amour de Swann), Gide ( L'Immoraliste), Balzac (Père Goriot) , Célin( Mort à crédit) , de Beauvoir (Mémoires d'ujeune fille bien rangée), and Sarraute (L'Usage dela parole). Conducted in French.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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