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Joel Westerdale, German Studies
Craig Davis, English Language & Literature
Medieval Studies |
What is “evil”? Philosophers and saints, politicians and scientists have long grappled with the concept of evil. Some locate its origin in sin, others in our genes. For some it arises from ignorance, for others from resentment, and still others doubt whether it even exists at all. It is a vexing concept, one that has always fascinated and repulsed. The notion of evil has played a formative role in the varied cultures around the world and has had a tangible impact on the way societies interact with one another. Click here for more information on this project.
Nalini Bhushan, Philosophy
Jay Garfield, Philosophy |
From Dublin to Calcutta, from Harlem to Ulan Bator, the term “renaissance,” or some variant thereof, has been used in distinct and intellectually stimulating ways. This term, always recalling—despite enormous differences in detail—the European Renaissance from 1420 to the 1600s, is used both to celebrate cultural recovery and assertion and to challenge regimes of power. This project will consider the concept of “renaissance” as a process of change that involves broad social, scientific, economic, cultural, and philosophical transformations of a society and its traditions in confrontation with modernity. Click here for more information on this project.
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