Program Texts

The texts selected for study in Intellectual Foundations are outstanding works of literature, social and political philosophy, and science. The following texts are read in Intellectual Foundations I and II. Please note, translations and editions may vary. Please purchase the specific edition specified by your professor, available in the Carthage Bookstore.

Common texts Include…

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The First and Second Discourse”
• Toni Morrison, “Song of Solomon”
• Homer, ”The Odyssey”
• “Holy Bible” NRSV with Apocrypha