MEDREN 176CNS · also RELIGION 103CNS
The Song of the Stars
Jennifer W. Knust
Description from DukeHub
Is the world ordered and arranged or is it a chaos? Was there a time when the universe was not? Was it generated and will it end or is it eternal and everlasting? Who made it, if anyone? Ancient and medieval stargazers contemplated these and other questions, looking to the heavens to solve riddles of existence, fate, consciousness, and beauty, and to navigate ways of being and moving in the world. Listening in on the song of the stars, this class encounters premodern religions, literatures, and the enchanted cosmos.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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