The Humanities and Critical Thinking HUM 321W (4)

A study of the counter-traditions within western civilization. Compares and contrasts diverse traditions within western culture that critique its central value systems. It will focus on the attempts of great artists and thinkers to break with tradition, and the subsequent creation of new ideas and forms of experience and expression. This course may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.