Course schedule
Unit 1: The Market Economy and Commercial Society: Adam Smith (Sept. 25, 27, Oct. 2)
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•Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations
Book I:
Ch. I, “Of the Division of Labour”
Ch. II, “Of the Principle which Gives Occasion to the Division of Labour”
Ch. III, “That the Division of Labour is limited by the Extent of the Market,” first paragraph only
Ch. IV, “Of the Origin and Use of Money,” first paragraph only
Ch. V, “Of the real and nominal Price of Commodities,” 47-51 (top)
Ch. VI, “Of the component Parts of the Price of Commodities”
Ch. VII, “Of the natural and market Price of Commodities”
Ch. VIII, “Of the Wages of Labour,” 82-86 (through ¶17)
Ch. X, “Of Wages and Profits,” 116 (intro ¶s), 142-146 (through ¶33)
Book III:
Ch. I, “Of the natural Progress of Opulence”
Book IV:
Ch. I, “Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System,” 429 (first
paragraph), 449-451
Ch. II, “Of Restraints Upon the Importation from foreign Countries…,” 452-457
Book V: brief excerpts in encrypted .pdf, available on Canvas; look under "Modules" in the left-side navigation bar
•Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (excerpts in encrypted .pdf, available on Canvas)
Section I, Ch. I: “Of Sympathy,” pp. 9-13
Section III, Ch. II, “Of the Origin of Ambition,” pp. 50-56 only
Section III, Ch. III, “Of the Corruption of Our Moral Sentiments,” pp. 61-66
•Both books are on Knight Library reserve in the Oxford edition.
•Online, see the Library of Economics and Liberty: http://econlib.org/library/classicsauS.html#smith
Unit 2: Regenerating the Community: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (October 4, 9)
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•Rousseau, The Basic Political Writings:
PAGE NUMBERS FOR THE SECOND EDITION
“Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts,” p. 5 and Part Two, 14-25
“Discourse on Inequality,” 44-92
“On the Social Contract”
Book I, Chs. 1, 3, 5-8 (156-7, 159, 159-167)
Book II, Ch. 11 (188-190)
Book III, Chs. 4, 11, 15 (198-200, 214-15, 218-220)
Book IV, Ch. 8 (243-251)
(PAGE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST EDITION):
“Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts,” p. 2 and Part Two, 10-21
“Discourse on Inequality,” 37-81
“On the Social Contract”
Book I, Chs. 1, 3, 5-8 (141, 143-4, 147-151)
Book II, Ch. 11 (170-172)
Book III, Chs. 4, 11, 15 (179-180, 194-195, 197-200)
Book IV, Ch. 8 (220-227)
Unit 3: A Theory of Liberty: John Stuart Mill (October 11, 16)
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Mill, On Liberty, Chs. 1-3
Mill, The Subjection of Women, Chs. 1-2
Unit 4: Socialism, “Utopian” and Otherwise: Karl Marx (October 18, 23)
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•Marx, Selected Writings:
“Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts,” 58-68
The German Ideology, 107-108, 111-112, 129 (middle)-131 (middle)
“Communist Manifesto,” part I (158-169)
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, 188-192 only
Capital, volume 1:
“The Fetishism of the Commodity and Its Secret,” 230-243
“The Sale and Purchase of Labor Power,” 264-273
“The Labour Process and the Valorization Process,” 274-277, 282 only
“The Secret of Primitive Accumulation,” 294-297
“The Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation,” 297-300
“Critique of the Gotha Program,” 320-321, 328 only
Unit 5: A Radical Critique of Christianity and Morality: Nietzsche (October 25, 30)
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•Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
read the entire book, except skip sections 2-10 of the Third Essay
Wednesday, November 1: Midterm Exam
Unit 6: Rationalization, Its Causes and Consequences: Max Weber (November 6, 8)
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•Weber, From Max Weber (excerpts)
A. On Capitalism:
Not in the Weber reader: conclusion to The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
B. On Bureaucracy:
1. "The Characteristics of Bureaucracy," 196-198
6. "Technical Advantages of Bureaucratic Organization," 214-216
8. "The Concentration of the Means of Administration," 221-224
9. "The Leveling of Social Differences," 224-228
10. "The Permanent Character of the Bureaucratic Machine," 228-230
11. "Economic and Social Consequences of Bureaucracy," 230-232
12. "The Power Position of Bureaucracy," 232-233 only
C. On Charisma:
1. "The General Character of Charisma," 245-248
2. "Foundations and Instability of Charismatic Authority," 248-249 only
•Weber, The Vocation Lectures
D. On Values in a “Disenchanted” World:
"Science as a Vocation": in From Max Weber: 134-156; in The Vocation Lectures: 7-31
E. On Political Commitment and Values:
“Politics as a Vocation”: in From Max Weber: 115-128; in The Vocation Lectures: 76-94
Unit 7: Feminism: Simone de Beauvoir (November 13, 15)
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•Beauvoir, The Second Sex (NOTE: page numbers in the new translation, by Borde and Malovany-Chevallier):
“Introduction” to Volume I, 3-17 (be sure to read Beauvoir’s introduction!)
“History,” Chapter 5, 126-156
“Myths,” Chapter 1, 159-187 only; Chapter 3, 266-274
“The Girl,” 341-355 only
“Sexual Initiation,” 383- 386, 405 only
“The Married Woman,” 439-443 only
“The Independent Woman,” 721-742 only
Unit 8: Power and Resistance: Michel Foucault (November 20, 22)
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•Foucault, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison:
“The Body of the Condemned,” all
“The Spectacle of the Scaffold,” 47-50
“Generalized Punishment,” 73-82
“The Gentle Way in Punishment,” 115-116, 125-126, 130-131
“Docile Bodies,” 135-142, 167-169
“The Means of Correct Training,” 170-171, 176-185, 189-194
“Panopticism,” all
“The Carceral,” 302-304
Unit 9: Why Multiculturalism? Charles Taylor, Jürgen Habermas, Anthony Appiah (November 27, 29)
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•Taylor et al., Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition
Taylor, “The Politics of Recognition,” 25-73
Habermas, “Struggles for Recognition in the Democratic Constitutional State,” 107-148
Appiah, “Identity, Authenticity, Survival: Multicultural Societies and Social Reproduction,” 149-163
Final Exam: Thursday, December 7, 2:45-4:45 p.m. in the classroom, Lillis 185