History 255 - History And Philosophy of Socialism

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Macalester College

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An analysis of the various ideas of socialism from the eighteenth century to the present. Philosophically, the course will investigate the logic and ethics of the socialist ideas encountered. Historically, the course will explore the social-economic, cultural, and political environments in which the socialist ideas appeared. Radicals of the French Revolution, the Utopian socialists, the Anarchists, Marx, Marxian Revisionists, Bolshevism, Soviet Marxism-Leninism, the socialism of Mao Tse-Tung, and the significance to socialism of the collapse of the USSR will all be studied. Readings will be heavily weighted toward socialist texts themselves. Students will enroll for both History 255 and Philosophy 255. Alternate years. (4 credits)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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