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Lecture 26 - Final Q&A, Epidemics in Western Society May 25, 2011 Professor Snowden describes the final exam, and takes questions from students.

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Lecture 6 - Smallpox (I): 'The Speckled Monster', Epidemics in Western Society May 25, 2011 In the eighteenth century, smallpox succeeded plague as the most feared disease. The two maladies, however, are very different. While plague is a bacterial disease, smallpox is viral. Plague is spread by rats and fleas, smallpox is transmitted by contact and airborne inhalation. Unlike plague, ...

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Lecture 16 - The Rawlsian Social Contract, The Moral Foundations of Politics May 25, 2011 The next and final Enlightenment tradition to be examined in the class is that of John Rawls, who, according to Professor Shapiro, was a hugely important figure not only in contemporary political philosophy, but also in the field of philosophy as a whole. The class is introduced to some of the ...

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Lecture 11 - Independence, The American Revolution May 25, 2011 In this lecture, Professor Freeman discusses the Declaration of Independence and sets the document in its historical context. The Declaration was not the main focus of the Second Continental Congress, which was largely concerned with organizing the defensive war effort. The Congress had sent ...

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Lecture 25 - SARS, Avian Inluenza, and Swine Flu: Lessons and Prospects, Epidemics in Western Society May 25, 2011 SARS, avian influenza and swine flu are the first new diseases of the twenty-first century. They are all diseases of globalization, or diseases of modernity, and while relatively limited in their impact, they have offered dress-rehearsals for future epidemics. As information about SARS spread ...