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English 350-192-001 Freshman Seminar: The Devil Made Me Do It: Evil, Human Nature, and Moral Choice Instr:
Rachel Baum
Course Information: MW 3:30-4:45 Curtin Hall 286
Course Description As a culture, we are fascinated by evil. From movies such as The Silence
of the Lambs to TV shows such as Millennium to fiction by Stephen King,
much of American culture invites us into the world of murder, mayhem, and
the horrific. But what is evil, really? Is it part of human nature?
Is it created by society? Why do ordinary people sometimes do evil things?
During the Holocaust, for example, many concentration camp guards went
home and were "good" fathers and husbands. How can we
Through an exploration of literature, film, philosophy, and psychology
- and an exploration of our own experiences of good and evil - we will
try to understand better the line between good and evil and why we are
often tempted to cross that line.
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