- Integrative Studies 1 Analysis, Logic & Rhetoric

Institution:

Shimer College

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Description:

In this course you will learn how to work with original source texts, not textbooks, and you will gain the skills necessary to succeed in college. The professor will guide you and your classmates as you develop your abilities as a reader, a writer, and a discussion participant. Different texts require different analytic techniques, and in this course you will learn to see how great authors organize and present ideas. In so doing, you will learn to organize and present your own ideas in both oral and written form. Course reading lists may vary slightly from year to year. (You can place out of this class by successfully completing a placement examination and then passing either Social Sciences 1 or Humanities 2.) Reading List Abbott, Flatland US Constitution Selected Supreme Court Cases Plato, Meno Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics King, Letter from Birmingham Jail Copernicus, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.shimer.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 235-3500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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