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REL 311
Seminar S01: 1:30-4:20 T
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Religious Existentialism
An in-depth study of existentialist philosophies of, among others, Søren Kierkegaard, Simone Weil, Martin Heidegger, Hans Jonas, and Emmanuel Levinas. This course will focus on their respective arguments about the relations between philosophy and existence, reason and revelation, divine law and love, philosophy, religion, and politics, and Judaism and Christianity. Professor: Leora Batnitzky
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JDS 316/CHV 316/AMS 320
Class C01: 11:00-12:20 MW
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The Ten Commandments in Modern America
In contemporary America, few issues are as hotly debated as religion, especially when it comes to the Ten Commandments. Some citizens, claiming that the Ten Commandments are as American as apple pie, insist they should be displayed as often and as prominently as possible. Others, pointing to the separation of church and state, insist that the Ten Commandments have no place in the public square. And still other Americans are caught in the middle, torn between the Bible and the Constitution. This seminar contextualizes the current debate, which has reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Drawing on literature and the media, the arts and the law, it explores the variety of ways in which this ancient text has left its mark on America of the 20th and 21st centuries. Professor: Jenna Weissman Joselit
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PHI 332/JDS 332
Lecture L01: 3:30-4:20 MW, Precept P01: TBA
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Early Modern Philosophy
This course will address the work of Descartes and his critics, including Spinoza and Leibniz; readings from their major writings. Professor: Catherine Wilson
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NES 338/JDS 338
Lecture L01: 1:30-2:50 TTh, P01: 3:30-4:30 Th
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
This course studies the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict up to 1967. Due to its contentious theme, it stresses historiographic problems and primary sources; also, it looks at Israeli and Palestinian societies as much as the conflict between them. Questions include the ideological vs. the practical roots of, and religious/secular elements in, Zionism and Palestinian nationalism; politico-economic links between the two societies; breaks in their social and/or ethnic composition; the effects of collective traumas and warfare on socio-political structures and gender; and the role of foreign powers and regional states. Professor: Cyrus Schayegh
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JDS 399/NES 399
Seminar S01: 11:00-12:20 TTh
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Modern Israel
This course examines the formation and development of modern Israel. The course will follow the transition in Israel from a conformist society dominated by Zionist ideology to a society seriously questioning its values, ideals, and norms. It will focus on these changes in a wide range of sources: political and diplomatic, cultural, literary, cinematic, and more. The course will focus on the ideological origins of Zionist ideology as well as on the role of the Holocaust; the Arab-Jewish conflict; the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi and secular-religious divide in the development of contemporary Israeli society. Professor: Eran Kaplan
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WWS 466 NES 466/ POL 466
Seminar S01: 1:30-4:20 M
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Special Topics in Public Affairs: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
This course examines the history and dynamics of the struggle between the Jewish and Palestinian national movements for sovereignty and control over territory each claims as its historic homeland. The course will review the inter-state dimension; the competition between national movements; wars and their aftermath; and diplomatic efforts to achieve peace. Professor: Daniel C. Kurtzer
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