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Foundations of Modern Social Theory

Foundations of Modern Social Theory — a Yale University course taught by Iván Szelényi. 25 lectures, each with free audio from Yale. Open Yale Courses, Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

Details

Length
25 lectures
Lectures
25
Language
English
Level
College
Read by
Iván Szelényi
Source
Open Yale Courses
Rights
Open Yale Courses — Creative Commons BY-NC-SA; lecture audio provided free by Yale University

Lectures

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