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GOVT391
Weber and Marx
GOVT391 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | Times: .T..... 1:10PM-3:40PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course presents a comparison of two theorists, Karl
Marx and Max Weber, who have decisively influenced
20th-century social and political thought. Topics will
include their views of history, society, religion, politics
and the state; methods of social inquiry; the nature of
power, authority, and rationality; and the possibilities of
political action. Readings will include selections from the
major works of Marx and Weber as well as Georg Lukacs, who
was influenced by both.
MAJOR READINGS
McLellan, David, ed., KARL MARX: SELECTED
WRITINGS
Marx, Karl, CAPITAL, vol. I
Marx, Karl, GRUNDRISSE
Weber, Max ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
Gerth, H.H. and C. Wright Mills, eds., FROM MAX WEBER
Weber, Max, METHODOLOGY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Weber, Max, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF
CAPITALISM
Lukacs, Georg, HISTORY AND CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS
Lukacs, Georg, THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One short paper and class
presentation, based on the reading for class; one term paper
(15-20 pp.) comparing the two theorists on a topic of your
choosing.
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: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Schwartz, N
- Times: .T..... 1:10PM- 3:40PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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