The Young 'un Gets Enlightened

One of the courses mon fils is taking at Bard is entitled:

What is Enlightenment?
The Science, Culture and Politics of Reason

The core reading for the Fall 2008 semester will be:

1. The Book of Genesis
2. Plato: The Republic
3. St. Augustine: Confessions
4. Ibn Tufayl: The Story of Hayy bin Yaqzan
5. Galileo Galilei: The Starry Messenger and Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
6. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: First I Dream
7. Rene Descartes: Discourse on Method
8. John Locke: Second Treatise on Civil Government
9. Denis Diderot: Supplement to Bougainville’s Voyage
10. Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
11. Voltaire: Candide

This is such a mom thing to say, but gee, I sure wish I was in college.