This
course, taught by Arthur Cyr, PH.D, will place current and recent developments
in international relations in historical context. There is a tendency,
especially among Americans, to regard current developments as contemporary
only. However, to a remarkable degree, long-term trends define and guide what
happens in our contemporary world. This is true in the fields of defense and
national security, the global economy, and international law. What has changed dramatically is the physical
condition of human life, not the outlooks and perspectives of human existence.
Technology is a principal driving force of change; ethics and morality provide
fundamental continuities. Philosophy and religion will be integrated with the
concepts of economics, history, and political science in this three-week
course. No class November 29.
Registration
is $30 member; $36 non-member.
