HUMA 1301.

004 and 006

Exploration of the Humanities
TR 9:30-10:45 or 11-12:15
MC 2.410
Instructor: Alex Argyros
Office: Jo. 4.916
Office Hours: TR 12:30-1:30
Telephone Number: x2781

Required Texts:

Freud. Civilization and its Discontents Hofstadter and Kuhns (eds.).

Philosophies of Art and Beauty Pickering (ed.). Fiction 100 Wilson.
Consilience

DATE READING EXAM or PAPER

Jan. 10 Introduction

Jan. 12 Plato: pp. 8-14

Jan. 17 Plato: pp: 14-30

Jan. 19 Plato: pp: 30-45

Jan. 24 Plato: pp: 68-77 Quiz on Plato

Jan. 26 Aristotle: pp. 96-102 (l. 19)

Jan. 31 Aristotle: pp. 102 (l. 20) ? 109 (l. 28) Quiz on
Aristotle

Feb. 2 Ficino: pp. 204-219

Feb. 7 Ficino: pp. 220-238 Quiz on Ficino

Feb. 9 Shaftesbury: pp. 241-261

Feb. 14 Shaftesbury: pp. 261-276 Quiz on Shaftesbury

Feb. 16 Nietzsche: pp. 498-514

Feb. 21 Midterm

Feb. 23 Freud: Chapters 1 & 2

Feb. 28 Freud: Chapters 3 & 4

March 2 Freud: Chapters 5 & 6 Quiz on Freud

March 7 Spring Break

March 9 Spring Break

March 14 Wilson: Chapters 1 & 3

March 16 Wilson: Chapter 7

March 21 Wilson: Chapter 10 Quiz on Wilson

March 23 Glaspell Quiz on Glaspell

March 28 Hemingway Quiz on Hemingway

March 30 Lessing Quiz on Lessing

April 4 Faulkner (?A Rose for Emily?) Quiz on Faulkner

April 6 Singer Quiz on Singer

April 11 Gilman (?The Yellow Wall-Paper?) Quiz on Gilman

April 13 Steinbeck Quiz on Steinbeck

April 18 Ellison Quiz on Ellison

April 20 Marquez Quiz on Marquez

Course Information

1. The course will be graded as follows:

Quizzes: 30%
Midterm: 35%
Final: 35%

Intangibles (class participation, office hour discussions, etc.)

can significantly improve your grade.

2. Attendance is required. A student is allowed 2 absences per

semester. Each absence after the allowed two will result in a
deduction of 1% from the final grade to a maximum deduction of 10%.
The only excused absences are illness or injury that prevent school
attendance (must be documented by a doctor’s note that clearly states
that the student could not attend class on the dates of his/her
absence), religious holidays, and a school sponsored athletic event
(must be documented by a note from your coach). If you are not in the
classroom when attendance is taken you will be counted as absent.

3. Exams and quizzes cannot be made up. The only exception is a

medical emergency or accident (with doctor’s note) that prevents
attendance for the exam or quiz date.

4. This syllabus is subject to revision. Changes will be announced in

class. Students are responsible for such revisions even if they are
not in attendance at the time of the announcement.

5. Plagiarism will result in a grade of “F” for the course and a

report on your record. Plagiarism will be defined during the first
day of class.