LS 723 - Challenges of Radical Dissent

(3.00 cr.)

Mindful of the figure of Socrates as gadfly critic, this course asks what radical dissent might mean in our contemporary society, assesses how such dissent impacts (or fails to impact) our political reality, and, remembering the fate of Socrates, evaluates our responses to radical critics. Readings come from both classical and contemporary thinkers. Themes in the Modern Experience