FYSP 077 - “Big History” and the Human Condition

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS, WR
This seminar introduces the new field of “big history”—the effort to narrate history in the widest possible perspective, from the Big Bang to the present—and how it might help us understand the human experience. Throughout the class, we will discuss controversial theories by recent authors that attempt to understand human history as a whole through novel approaches such as evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, and game theory.

Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: S. White
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes

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