This class is devoted to the reading and study of twelve great books of the modern European tradition. The class will also study European history from the late Middle Ages to the end of World War II, especially focusing on social and political change. Some important questions to consider:
- What does a well-organized human society look like? Is it possible?
- What makes a good king? Can a good king be a good man?
- What makes a good law? Are the rights of many more important than the rights of one?
- What makes something natural? If something is denatured, is it ruined or improved?
- Are manners more important than honesty? Is pride good?
- If humans cease to act like humans, should they be treated like animals?
- What is a human being?
- What makes something good? Is it ever right to murder?
Here is the Humane Letters 10 Syllabus |