CSS271 - Modern Social Theory

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Modern Social Theory
CSS 271 FA

This course examines a number of competing conceptual frameworks in the social sciences derived from major political philosophers and social theorists, such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Freud.

MAJOR READINGS

Hobbes, LEVITATHAN
Kant, POLITICAL WRITINGS
Locke, TREATISE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Bentham, AN INTRODUCTON OF THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS AND LEGISLATION
Rousseau, DISCOURSE ON INEQUALITY
Rousseau, THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
Marx, ECONOMIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL MANUSCRIPTS, and selections from other major writings
Nietzsche, THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS
Durkheim, DIVISION OF LABOR IN SOCIETY
Weber, PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE RISE OF CAPITALISM
Weber, FROM MAX WEBER, selections
Foucault, THE FOUCAULT READER

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short (2-3 pages) weekly papers and quizzes; two 5-6 page papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is only open to CSS sophomores.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Miller,Cecilia

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC422;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 33)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required
POI forms will be distributed by the instructor during the browsing period of pre-registration and must be submitted to the Registrar's office prior to the on-line registration appointment

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006