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Coming attractions for
next semester:
IDS 401 THE ROARING 20's Millholland
In this course we will study the art, music,
literature, and philosophy of the 20's. Some of the
most significant work of the twentieth century
was begun in this decade. World War I had
destroyed traditional idealism. This brought on a
wave of cynical thinking and at the same time
opened up new directions of creativity. Among
the figures and topics to be studied: Hemingway,
Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Picasso, Jazz, Stra
vinsky, and Bertrand Russell.
IDS 401 LEGAL ISSUES IN SPORTS Appenzeller
The course will consider the legal aspects of sports
in contemporary society. It will concentrate
primarily on those legal issues that relate to
amateur sports but occasionally litigation and
issues involving professional sports will be
included. The course will attempt to identify the
legal implications of sports-related issues and a
portrait of modern society as sports litigation
reveals it.
IDS 401 EISELEY & POLANYI: SCIENCE &
THE RELIGIOUS QUEST M. Keiser
Our purpose in this course is to explore the
interrelations between science, religion, and
philosophy within the writings of Loren Eiseley
{evolutionist, anthropologist, religious thinker,
poet) and Michael Polanyi (physical chemist
turned philosopher of science, knowing, and
being). There is something about modern science
that threatens our humanity and the search for
truth. Both our thinkers, however, work to show
there is an understanding of science that can open
towards the humanization of the world, an
expanded vision of reality, and a religious quest
for ultimate meaning in our lives. Eiseley does
this through history, story-telling, metaphor,
autobiography, and myth; Polanyi does it through
philosophical argument that seeks to make us
aware of what is present but unnoticed in our own
experience. We will investigate their
scientific views (especially evolution), contribu
tions to the history of science (regarding
Copernicus and Darwin), literary styles, philo
sophy of science (attitudes toward science as an
enterprise and its relation to culture), theories of
knowing, and religious reflections -- and the
relation between all of these. We will read four or
five books by Eiseley and Polanyi's PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE and THE TACIT DIMENSION.
There will be two or three papers to write during
the semester and a final exam (or the equivalent).
IDS 401 HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN AMERICA
[BIO 204] Bryden
Pre-scientific roots of American medicine;
evolution of scientific medicine and its impact
upon medical education, organization of medical
profession, public attitudes toward medicine;
problems in health care delivery and medical
ethics. Laboratory exercises focus upon the
development of the technology and instrumenta
tion of medicine and their influence upon
scientific knowledge Field study at Duke
University Medical Center examines contempor
ary applications.
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IDS 401 WORLD WAR II Fike
This course is designed as an inquiry into the
origins, course, and consequences of the Second
World War. Emphasis will be placed on the war
aims and military preparedness of the major
belligerents; . the sequence of decisions and
events that led to war in Europe and Asia; the
phenomenon of "total war;" the major military
decisions and undertakings comprising the war
effort; the relation of ideological, political,
economic, and social variables to the conduct and
outcome of the war; and, finally, the drastic
global alterations that resulted from the war.
Important topics inadequately covered in the
reading will be dealt with in lectures. Several
class periods will be given over to scheduled
debates and discussion of controlversial issues:
e.g., American actions of provocation in the
Atlantic in 1940-1941; American preparedness
and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; the
German decision to remain and fight in Stalin
grad; Western-Soviet relations during the war;
the "Market Garden" operation; and the Ameri
can decision to use the atomic bomb against
IDS 401 SCIENCE & SCIENCE FICTION Simon
This course will deal with science fiction as a
medium for expression of scientific speculation
and also scientific "fact." Works by Robert
Heinlein, Larry Niven, Ursula Leguin, H. Beam
Piper, and others will be studied. Assignments
will include papers, computer programs, calcula
tions, and some creative writing and will be
chosen to illustrate the fundamental unity of
literary and scientific creativity. Careful attention
will be paid to the construction of metaphors that
have aesthetic value in both literature and
science. Students in the course should have
facility with algebra and geometry, and some
background in computer programming would be
useful as well.
IDS 401 AGING, DEATH & DYING C. Morse
This course will examine the biological, sociolog
ical, psychological and economic aspects of aging
and of facing death. While the course will
concentrate on these experiences in the United
States cultures, examples from other cultures will
also be introduced. Readings from several
sources, films, and student projects will be
included.
AJ 450 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Parks
The Capital Punishment course is an examination
of the history, political and social context of the
death penalty as a form of legal punishment. The
course examines arguments, pro and con, and the
assumptions underlying both.
REL 250 CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD
WAR & PEACE Groves
How have Christians traditionally dealt with the
question of war? What attitudes are prevalent in
churches today? How can these attitudes help you
formulate your own attitudes toward war and
peace? An examination of four major Christian
perspectives (crusade, just war, pacifism, and
liberation theology) will help us answer these
questions. The focus of the course will be upon
contemporary attitudes and their application to
current trouble spots in the world: El Salvador,
South Africa, Zimbabwe, etc. Partially fulfills the
humanities requirement.
GEOL 250 CRUST OF THE EARTH Harvey
The earth sciences were revolutionized during the
1960's by plate tectonics, a new global synthesis
of geologicals and geophysical data. Crust of the
Earth takes an historical approach to the
development of plate tectonic theory, and
includes such topics as isostasy, continental drift,
polar wandering, magnetic reversals,paleomagne
tism, mountain building, causes of earth quakes
and volcanoes and the evolutionof continents and
ocean basins.
Non-science majors and freshmen are welcome
and should be encouraged to take this course if
they have a clear interest in the subject matter.
Students are expected to have or to develop
during the semester the ability to work with
maps, charts, graphs, and elementary algebra
and trigonometry. This course satisfies the
non-lab science requirement.