GANT 5325 -

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The New School

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?he Visible God": Money and Society Spring 2009. Three credits. Gustav Peebles This course introduces students to various theories of money's social power through the centuries. We explore theorists who have considered money as a sociological object-from Aristotle to Marx to Freud. The course provides a broad philosophical backdrop from which to view the debates swirling around the organization and power of money today. We cover historical ground in order to consider, for example, how and why the nation-state has gained the ability and right to represent economic value; we also ask why some of this power that has accrued to nation-states may be losing ground, as attested to by the newborn euro and the global rebirth of local exchange rings. Money does many things in society that are separate from its role in daily exchange; studying typical economic practices such as hoarding, banking, and counterfeiting, we investigate money's impact beyond the economic sphere within which it famously operates.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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