REL 212 - Materialism

4 Credits

1 Units

An exploration of the long history of “materialism” as a philosophical, scientific, and practical/technological orientation toward “the world.” Students examine the thesis that the history of materialism as a philosophical and scientific orientation among Western societies is identical with the gradual secularization of these societies. Particular attention is given to the irony that materialism’s roots are deep in the soil of the very religions that are now made so anxious in the face of the sciences, technocracy, and secularized social orders. (U1)

Prerequisite: JUNIOR OR SENIOR CLASS STANDING
Credit Type Code: Letter Grade