BASC30101 - Basic Program Year Three: Autumn
Course Description
In the Seminar, we read two classics texts seeking the ungrounded ground of reason. In the Tutorial we will engage in a close reading of a classic novel. The novel for 2024 is War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.
Course Outline
Year 3 Autumn Reading List
Seminar
| Week | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| 1 | Euclid, Elements |
| 2 | Euclid, Elements |
| 3 | Euclid, Elements |
| 4 | Euclid, Elements |
| 5 | Euclid, Elements |
| 6 | Descartes, Meditations |
| 7 | Descartes, Meditations |
| 8 | Descartes, Meditations |
| 9 | Descartes, Meditations |
| 10 | Descartes, Meditations |
Tutorial
| Week | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol. 1, Part 1 |
| 2 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol. 1, Part 2 |
| 3 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol. 1, Part 3, Vol 2 Part 1 |
| 4 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol 2, Parts 2, 3, 4 |
| 5 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol. 2 Part 5, Vol 3 Part 1 |
| 6 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol 3 Part 2 |
| 7 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol 3 Part 3 |
| 8 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol 4 Parts 1 & 2 |
| 9 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Vol 4, Parts 3 & 4 |
| 10 | Tolstoy, War and Peace: Epilogue |
REQUIRED TEXTS
- Euclid, Elements Vol. 1 (Heath tr.), Dover, ISBN 978-0486600888.
- Descartes, Meditations (Lafleur, tr.), Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-0023671708.
- Tolstoy, War and Peace, translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky, Vintage Classics, ISBN 978-1400079988.
Books are available using the Textbook order form from the Gleacher Center Bookstore online, or by using the ISBN number to order the correct edition elsewhere.
Notes
Online registration deadline: Tuesday, September 19 at 5 pm CT
Taking a Graham School Remote Course: You will receive an invitation to join Canvas about a week before the course begins. Please accept the invitation by clicking 'Get Started' and create a log-in for Canvas using your email as the user name and create a password. Then go to the Dashboard and click on your course. Next click on Zoom Professional Education and you will see the link to "Join" your classroom. Canvas houses the course information including the course syllabus, announcements, and discussions. You will not be able to participate in your online class unless you accept the Canvas invitation and set up your account.
For help visit, https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/academic-programs/online/learning-resources/liberal-arts to find step by step instructions.
Prerequisites
Students must have completed at least one quarter of Year 1 and all of Year 2 prior to enrolling in Year 3.Applies Toward the Following Certificates
- Basic Program of Liberal Education For Adults : Basic Program Core Curriculum