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MODULE OUTLINE Modern Liberal Arts University of Winchester Semester 2 2015-16 LA 1006 Learning from the Renaissance Thursdays 3pm MB1 (week 6 MCT1) Derek, Nigel, Becky, Tom Module leader: Rebekah Howes Module Learning Outcomes Demonstrate engagement with texts and ideas relevant to the Renaissance Demonstrate reflection on experiences and the wider contexts in which they take place Communicate experiences of texts and ideas as appropriate Show knowledge and understanding of specialist terminology Demonstrate requisite research skills in gathering, summarizing and presenting evidence including proficiency in referencing and academic conventions
There are so many aspects of the Renaissance that have shaped the ideas that we employ today, and often we simply take them for granted without really comprehending their origins. You will see over the course of the module that the Renaissance was a remarkable time, not least because it gave freedom and expression to literary and artistic cultures, to music, to political theory, and to science, perhaps not seen in Europe since the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. As far as Liberal Arts are concerned, the Renaissance marks something of a watershed. From Antiquity (for example, Pythagoras, Plato and Aristotle), the liberal arts had gradually become codified into the trivium and quadrivium. Over the 1500 years or so, there had been a tendency to reduce the liberal arts to compendia of knowledge – a bit like having text books replace primary sources – and by the time of the Renaissance there was a growing dissatisfaction with this canon of higher education, and especially with the dialectical wrangling of the Scholastics. Against this, humanism and the fine arts mounted a serious challenge to the dominance of Aristotelianism. We hope you enjoy learning about one of the most important and influential periods in European history. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2012 2012 -> Full Tr, Full Rf : The body posthuman, vo 2012 -> American Indian Tribal Sovereignty Primer American Indian Policy Center 2012 -> Introduction The Jacksonian Era 18-24-1840 was defined by the issues that dominated the political arena. With the growing industrialization of the nation, the widening gap between the north and south, and the constant desire to expand 2012 -> Module outline 2012 -> Catapults (middle-ages org) 2012 -> Wikipedia Essay on Catapults The early history of the catapult and the crossbow in 2012 -> samba your feet 2012 -> A walk in Amnesia Share with your friends:
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