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Subject: Honors (HONR)
CRN: 10234
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
The Authoritarian Mind: Power, Obedience, and Resistance - Authoritarianism is on the rise around the world, marking what historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat calls the third major wave since the early twentieth century. This course explores how psychology and justice and peace studies define authoritarianism, and the cultural, societal, and psychological conditions that allow it to take root. Together we will ask: What draws people to authoritarian leaders? How does disinformation sustain their power? And, importantly, how can individuals and communities resist these forces and reclaim agency? Guided by Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, we will examine how democracies become vulnerable to authoritarian tendencies and connect these themes to both historical and contemporary case studies. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.
2 Credits
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Subject: Honors (HONR)
CRN: 10235
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Virtues - Prudence
How do we decide how to do the right things, for good reasons, in the best ways? The answer to that question, even in the complex world of today, is the same answer the 4th century BCE philosopher Aristotle would have provided: Practical Wisdom. This course explores the virtue of practical wisdom and its application in leadership. Combining the disciplines of philosophy and leadership, we will examine how practical wisdom can be developed and applied. Through the lens of philosophy, we will examine practical wisdom and its relationship to other virtues. Through the lens of leadership, we will examine how practical wisdom can be developed and applied in the service of leading others. We will explore examples of leaders who have demonstrated practical wisdom in their decision-making. Students will reflect on their own life experiences and develop their own capacity for practical wisdom. The course will include a variety of learning activities, including readings, discussions, videos, and experiential exercises. By the end of the course, students will have a deeper understanding of the concept of practical wisdom and its application in leadership, as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in their own lives and careers. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.
2 Credits
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Subject: Honors (HONR)
CRN: 10125
In Person | Topics Lecture 3
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Integ/Humanities
The Art of Thinking in the Age of AI: “Artificial intelligence is designed to compute information. Artful intelligence enhances our abilities to discover and create meaning, to find meaning in what we and other people do.” (David Weitzner) Before artificial intelligence changed how we process information, thinking was defined as an active biological and psychological process where the human brain uses language, imagery, and past experiences to achieve an understanding of the physical world. Artificial intelligence lacks both biology and psychology, as well as even a modicum of actual real-world experience. Furthermore, language is a uniquely human creation which includes imagery, sound, and movement in larger semiotic communicative acts between organic bodies with consciousness, self-awareness, empathy, and an acute cognizance of mortality. Human thinking is inherently organic and fluid, and it leads to novel, creative, and collaborative ideas. Algorithmic computation, on the other hand, involves finite and predetermined sequences which produce predictable outcomes. The algorithmic supremacists at the helm of this Age of AI are rapidly deploying human engineering tactics- such as tuning, herding, and conditioning- in their aggressive attempts to extinguish artful human thinking. Disruption of their overt intimidation ploys is not only a way for us to reassert our human agency; it is also literally built into our Creative DNA: “Creativity is an Act of Defiance” (American choreographer, and author of The Creative Habit, Twyla Tharp). In this seminar, you will discover and explore tenets of the creative process through experiential activities which will help you gain insight into the workings of your own creative mind. As you sharpen your own creative thinking skills, you will become more adept at forming and sharing novel concepts which you can contribute to The Common Good in this Age of AI.
2 Credits