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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2023 |
| Registration ID | CSTSB206001 |
| Course Title | Cosmos: Myth, Medicine & Law |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Classical Culture and Society |
| Instructor | Edmonds,Radcliffe |
| Times and Days | TTh 12:55pm-02:15pm
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| Room Location | OL102 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1849 The ancient Greek word cosmos means order or system; it also means beauty or adornment. The Greeks thought of the world around them as an orderly system, adorned with beauty, but their imaginings of that order took many different forms, from the most fantastic of myths to elaborate mathematical and physiological models. This course explores the systems of order that the Greeks imagined for the universe the macrocosm, for the human body the microcosm, and for society the the system of laws that brings order to humans in the world. Throughout the course, we examine the ways ideas of generation, justice, and gender inflect the cosmic systems, beginning with early Greek epic and moving through the philosophical texts (especially Platos Timaeus), Hippocratic medical treatises, and lawcourt speeches. We will explore the discourses of myth, science, and law in the ancient Greek context and their relation to contemporary discourses. Students will gain familiarity with the conceptual schemas of ancient Greek thought that have been fundamental for cosmology, medicine, and law in the Western tradition and will learn to analyze the ways in which these models have shaped ideas of generation, justice, and gender throughout the ages. Students will also improve their skills of critical reading and analytic writing through their work with the readings and writing assignments in the course, and they will hone their skills of reasoned discussion in the class. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC), Writing Attentive; Haverford: Humanities (HU) ( ) Enrollment Cap: 40. If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: permission of instructor |
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