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PHIL225
Critical Social Theory
PHIL225 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 5 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
An examination and discussion of some major texts in the
modern Western tradition which consider the place, power,
and limits of reason in social life.
MAJOR READINGS
Selections from Kant's political writings.
Hobbes: LEVIATHAN
Rousseau: DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN OF INEQUALITY
Selections from Karl Marx
Mathew Arnold: CULTURE OR ANARCHY
Freud: CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Max Weber: PROTESTANT ETHIC...
Selections from Adorno and Horkheimer.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Numerous short essays on
course readings.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA PHIL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Huhn, T
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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