- Social Sciences 3 Modern Theories of State and Society

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Shimer College

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Description:

Social Science 3 aims at further understanding of the conceptual content of the social sciences and how such concepts have been applied in modern social and political life. The course features nineteenth and twentieth century works which suggest various ways of comprehending the social, psychological, economic, and political structure of the modern world. (Prerequisite: Social Sciences 1 and 2) ?Reading List Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents Jean-Paul Sartre, Dirty Hands Karl Marx, selections Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex Alexis de Tocqueville, On Democracy in America Georg Willhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of Right

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.shimer.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 235-3500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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