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Foundations of Modern Social Theory
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About this course
This Yale College course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s. It examines social and intellectual contexts, conceptual frameworks and methods, and the contributions of key thinkers—including Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Nietzsche, Freud, and others—to contemporary social analysis.
Prerequisite Skills
Skills you should have before taking this course
Academic reading skills
Introductory philosophy
Introductory sociology
Skills Gained
Skills you will develop by completing this course
academic essay writing
political philosophy
Social theory
Classical sociology
History of social thought
Critical analysis of texts
Sociological theory
Comparative social analysis