HNRS 1313 Enduring Questions: Perspectives from Non-Western
Humanities Course Catalog Description: This course is a
freshman-level seminar for honors students. It is the second in
a four-course sequence, unified in content around significant
enduring questions central to the liberal arts. Some options
include: - What does it mean to be human? - What is Justice? -
What is Goodness? - How can we live responsibly on the planet? A
true interdisciplinary approach focusing on at least two
disciplines and emphasizing primary source material drawn from
the non-Western humanities will inform the course structure.
Students will examine works from disciplines including
anthropology, music, history, literature, theology, and the
visual arts, and ranging from the Ancient period to the present
day. Attention will be paid to how the primary sources address
the fundamental question. The course will develop students’
analytic and expressive abilities as well as enhancing their
cultural awareness. The course fulfills the unive