Aspects of our sense of being an individual are explored through situations in literature, art and theory: the individual and her body (the effect of genetics); the individual and the state (The Handmaid's Tale); the individual and death (Gilgamesh); the individual and integrity (Jesus, Buddha, Socrates); the individual and nature (Pico and Wordsworth); the individual and his internal conflicts (Freud); the individual and prejudice (The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Night).

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How to use these pages: Each syllabus is linked, topic by topic, to its appropriate website page, where you may find web resources appropriate to that topic. On the website page there are links back to the syllabus. At the head of each website page and each syllabus are links to all the syllabi. At the head of each website page are links to the other website pages. As through your searches you discover websites you think would be valuable to others, please inform me, Dr. John E. Becker, by email and I will consider them for inclusion on these pages.