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PHIL225
Critical Social Theory
PHIL225 SP
Not Currently Offered
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
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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