Choose one of the two questions below to
write your synthesis essay upon:
a)
Western culture, from the time of the Renaissance, could be said to have
increasingly worked towards the development and protection of individuality or
liberty broadly conceived. Discuss, using at least four of our main
authors/texts. Thoughtful interweaving of several of the authors excerpted in
the Humanistic Tradition volume will be considered an asset to your essay,
grade-wise.
b) The course is called: “History of Ideas: From
the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Anxiety”. Explore, using at least four of
our main authors/texts, how we get from “Enlightenment” to “Anxiety”.
Thoughtful interweaving of several of the authors excerpted in the Humanistic
Tradition volume will be considered an asset to your essay, grade-wise.