SPH 462 - Madness And Civilization

Institution:

Marylhurst University

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Around the sixteenth century, a time of tremendous optimism and anxiety over scientific advancements, the need for civilization to forcibly detain and rationally understand madness offered compelling insights into problematic assumptions of modern humanistic tradition. What is madness How can it simultaneously be thought as a condition for creativity and a threat to a healthy society Students will examine literary, philosophical, artistic, and medical representations of madness to gain a richer understanding of the meaning(s) of human identity, subjectivity, imagination, illness, and the body. Meets LAC outcomes: AIC1, HCC1. 3 crs.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marylhurst.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 636-8141

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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