CSS271 - Modern Social Theory

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Modern Social Theory
CSS271 FA

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

MAJOR READINGS

Hobbes, LEVIATHAN
Kant, POLITICAL WRITINGS
Locke, TREATISE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Bentham, AN INTRODUCTION TO 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
Freud, CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is only open to CSS sophomores.

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Moon,J. Donald

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

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning, Writing

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000