The seminar pursues the goal of giving an introduction to theories in the social sciences with a focus on the interpretation of capitalism. The discussion of core texts by leading European thinkers will be complemented by an attempt to understand their specifically European bias and view of the social world. The course will deal with some of the most influential theories from Smith and Marx to Bourdieu and Foucault.
Introduction
Smith: Wealth of Nations
Durkheim: Social Division of Labour
Friedman: Capitalism and Freedom
Weber: Introduction to the Protestant Ethic
Karl Polanyi: The Great Transformation
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Marx: Introduction to Political Economy
Horkheimer/ Adorno: Dialectic of Enlightenment
Foucault: Knowledge/Power
Bourdieu: Social Space and Symbolic Space
Harvey: A Brief History of Neoliberalism |
