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HIST276
Modern Social Thought
HIST276 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 | Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | 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 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course is a study of the major European thinkers of the
19th and 20th centuries who made attempts to apply their
theories as systematic forms toward explaining and
understanding the historical process and the
interrelationship of individuals, theorists and literary
figures of the period.
MAJOR READINGS
Hegel, PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY (History)
Marx, GERMAN IDEOLOGY
Dostoyevsky, NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND
Nietzsche, ON THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS
LeBon, CROWD
Freud, GROUP PSYCHOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF THE EGO
Freud, CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Engles, THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY
Zola, GERMINAL
Proust, SWANN'S WAY
Flaubert, MADAME BOVARY
Foucault, THE ORDER OF THINGS
Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Mannheim, IDEOLOGY AND UTOPIA
Habermas, THE PHILOSOPHIC DISCOURSE OF MODERNITY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Term paper, approximately 25
pages.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Holmes, O
- Times: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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