LBST 100 - Journeys

Institution:

Hendrix College

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Description:

Journeys is a one-semester, common course required of all first-year students entering Hendrix College. It is grounded in the College's motto, which (from Ephesians 4:13) may be translated as "toward a fulfilled person." The motto thus implies trajectory, a sense of movement or development, from one state of being or one way of living to another. It implies, in short, the notion of journey. This course takes the concept of journey as its touchstone and explores how different cultures and different peoples have made sense of their own life journeysThe Journeys course is global in its perspective and interdisciplinary in its approach. For example, through an exploration of Aristophanes' The Clouds and some of the dialogues of Plato we probe the teachings of Socrates. We turn then to China, examining "the ways" for human flourishing pioneered by Confucius. In both Islam and Christianity, we can tra ce adherent s' spiritual journeys toward a relationship with the divine. We explore journeys of a more contemporary nature by looking at Char les Darwi n's Origin of Spe cies and by reading texts pivotal to the rise of modern democracy, including selections from John Loc ke's Second Treatise of Govern ment. We also probe journeys of self-discovery,such as the ones revealed in W.E. B. Du Bois' Souls of Blac k Folk and Tsitsi Dangare mbga's Nervous Cond itions. The exact works and of journeys we examine will no doubt evolve as the course changes over the coming years. But our goal will remain constant. We aim to challenge our students to examine a variety of human journeys, with the hope that they will come to understand different conceptions of human fulfillment and that they will reflect deliberately on the paths their own lives might take.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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