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| LEC # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction. Machiavelli. The Prince (PDF) |
| 2 | More. Utopia (PDF) Montaigne. Of Cannibals (PDF) |
| 3 | Montaigne. Of Repentance, Of Diversion, Of Conserving the Will (PDF) |
| 4 | Montaigne. Of Experience (PDF) Shakespeare. King Lear (download from Project Gutenberg site) |
| 5 | Shakespeare. King Lear (continued) |
| 6 | Shakespeare. King Lear (continuted) |
| 7 | Hobbes. Leviathan (PDF) |
| 8 | Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels, IV (download from Project Gutenberg site) |
| 9 | Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels, IV (continued) |
| 10 | Rousseau. On the Origins of Inequality (PDF) |
| 11 | Rousseau. On the Origins of Inequality (continued) |
| 12 | Wordsworth. Tintern Abbey; The Prelude (PDF) |
| 13 | Wordsworth. Tintern Abbey; The Prelude (continued) |
| 14 | Wordsworth. Tintern Abbey; The Prelude (continued) |
| 15 | Kant, Immanuel. The Metaphysical Foundation of Morals (PDF) |
| 16 | Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice (download from Project Gutenberg site) |
| 17 | Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice (continued) |
| 18 | Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice (continued) |
| 19 | Balzac: Père Goriot (download from Project Gutenberg site) |
| 20 | Balzac. Père Goriot (continued) |
| 21 | Balzac. Père Goriot (continued) |
| 22 | Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Geneology of Morals |
| 23 | Nietzsche, Friedrich. Père Goriot (continued) |
| 24 | Shaw, George Bernard. Major Barbara (download from Project Gutenberg site) |
| 25 | Shaw, George Bernard. Major Barbara (continued) |