LSHV-367 Alienation and Self-Identity

LSHV-367 Alienation and Self-Identity

Faculty:

Ruf, Frederick

One of the most perplexing and pervasive problems of our time, the alienation or estrangement of humans from various aspects of their “given” reality, will be examined with attention given to these personal areas: the sense of the hostility of nature, guilt in relation to others, despair over oneself, and the sense of estrangement from some totality or ultimacy of being. The discussion will be pointed toward ways individuals must learn to cope with the various determinants of existence and come to an understanding of who they are. This interaction of "alienation" and "self-identity" will be dealt with in terms of personal, social, and transcendental dimensions.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Liberal Studies students only

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• 2006-2007

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