HIST 430 - History of European Thought and Culture: From the Enlightenment to the Present

Institution:

Montana State University Billings

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Description:

Explores the history of thought and culture from the age of Enlightenment to the present day through an examination of the importance of ideas, as well as their authors, to social change in the modern world. Special emphasis will be placed on the age of reason and reaction against its conclusions as well as on the public debate and sociability that sustained intellectual inquiry. Special topics may include: the Enlightenment, salon culture, the importance of printing to revolutions, the exchange of ideas across national borders, and the role of ideas in creating social change.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.msubillings.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 657-2011

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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