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Foundations of Modern Social Theory

Iván Szelényi · Yale University

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This course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s. Attention is paid to social and intellectual contexts, conceptual frameworks and methods, and contributions to contemporary social analysis. Writers include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim.

Lectures

  1. Introduction Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. Hobbes: Authority, Human Rights and Social Order Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Locke: Equality, Freedom, Property and the Right to Dissent Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Montesquieu: The Division of Powers Lecture 4 · Audio
  5. Rousseau: Popular Sovereignty and General Will Lecture 5 · Audio
  6. Rousseau on State of Nature and Education Lecture 6 · Audio
  7. Mill: Utilitarianism and Liberty Lecture 7 · Audio
  8. Smith: The Invisible Hand Lecture 8 · Audio
  9. Marx's Theory of Alienation Lecture 9 · Audio
  10. Marx's Theory of Historical Materialism Lecture 10 · Audio
  11. Marx's Theory of Historical Materialism (cont.) Lecture 11 · Audio
  12. Marx's Theory of History Lecture 12 · Audio
  13. Marx's Theory of Class and Exploitation Lecture 13 · Audio
  14. Nietzsche on Power, Knowledge and Morality Lecture 14 · Audio
  15. Freud on Sexuality and Civilization Lecture 15 · Audio
  16. Weber on Protestantism and Capitalism Lecture 16 · Audio
  17. Conceptual Foundations of Weber's Theory of Domination Lecture 17 · Audio
  18. Weber on Traditional Authority Lecture 18 · Audio
  19. Weber on Charismatic Authority Lecture 19 · Audio
  20. Weber on Legal-Rational Authority Lecture 20 · Audio
  21. Weber's Theory of Class Lecture 21 · Audio
  22. Durkheim and Types of Social Solidarity Lecture 22 · Audio
  23. Durkheim's Theory of Anomie Lecture 23 · Audio
  24. Durkheim on Suicide Lecture 24 · Audio
  25. Durkheim and Social Facts Lecture 25 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
Sociology
Teacher
Iván Szelényi
Term
Fall 2009
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
Open Yale Courses
Licence
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