Science, Aesthetics, & South American Literature in the Great Books
Presentation Type
Poster
Keywords
great books colloquium latin american literature sciences theatre music art liberal arts
Department
Liberal Arts
Major
Music Composition
Abstract
We present a synopsis of the current Great Books Colloquium, comprised of five courses: four in Western Literature and Philosophy, one in Asian Literature & Philosophy, and indicate how these courses carry on the Great Conversation from the viewpoint of signal works in the Western and Eastern Canon. Subsequently we demonstrate how these courses form a kind of incomplete core for the classic liberal arts. Accordingly, our work introduces, details and proposes three additional courses in the Great Books, forming a Great Books minor. These courses focus on Science - ranging from Lucretius' On the Nature of Things to Einstein's Relativity, Aesthetics - ranging from Aristotle’s Poetics to Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, and Latin America - ranging from Pablo Neruda to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Our research highlights the interconnection between all eight of these courses, drawing from the curricula of schools like St. John’s College and Williams College.
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Don Thompson
Funding Source or Research Program
Academic Year Undergraduate Research Initiative
Location
Waves Cafeteria
Start Date
1-4-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
1-4-2016 3:00 PM
Science, Aesthetics, & South American Literature in the Great Books
Waves Cafeteria
We present a synopsis of the current Great Books Colloquium, comprised of five courses: four in Western Literature and Philosophy, one in Asian Literature & Philosophy, and indicate how these courses carry on the Great Conversation from the viewpoint of signal works in the Western and Eastern Canon. Subsequently we demonstrate how these courses form a kind of incomplete core for the classic liberal arts. Accordingly, our work introduces, details and proposes three additional courses in the Great Books, forming a Great Books minor. These courses focus on Science - ranging from Lucretius' On the Nature of Things to Einstein's Relativity, Aesthetics - ranging from Aristotle’s Poetics to Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, and Latin America - ranging from Pablo Neruda to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Our research highlights the interconnection between all eight of these courses, drawing from the curricula of schools like St. John’s College and Williams College.