SOC

309

History of Social Theory

(

3

cr)

Same as ANTH 309. Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences, and junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. Offered in fall.

The nature and function of social theory and its development, especially since the Enlightenment. Emphasis on the cumulative insights and ideas which have contributed to modern social theory. The essential aspects of the philosophy of social science, especially epistemological problems in the sciences of sociology and anthropology.
 

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