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Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 44378
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 126
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This course examines the definition of "woman" and "man" from both the historical and the philosophical perspective. Readings and discussion center on the question of (1) whether there are important philosophical differences between women and men and (2) whether such differences are natural or socially constructed. The implications of various answers to those questions are then examined, with special attention given to the Catholic tradition's reflections on the nature and ends of marriage, the character of priestly ordination, friendship between women and men, and human sexuality. The purpose of this course is to examine the ways in which thinkers from a wide spectrum have construed male/female relationships. A major component of this course consists in the study of power and the way it operates both in history and in contemporary culture.
4 Credits