CH 2250 - Intro to the Humanities

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Comparative Humanities

Description:

What does it mean to be human? What is our place in the scale of being? How have we confronted and how do we now confront the issues of life and death, justice and law, knowledge and truth? This course will deal with these and other basic problems of the human condition, althrough the particular approach will vary with instructor. Through the close reading of basic texts in the humanities, students will be introduced to some traditional and contemporary approaches to these questions and wll have the opportunity to explore and express their own views. Offered annually. Prerequisite: ECI placement or equivalent

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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