Fall 2017 - HUM 321W D100
The Humanities of Critical Thinking (4)
Class Number: 4427
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
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Exam Times + Location:
Dec 9, 2017
Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Samir Gandesha
gandesha@sfu.ca
1 778 782-9727
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Prerequisites:
45 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A study of the counter-traditions within western civilization. Compares and contrasts diverse traditions within western culture that critique its central value systems. It will focus on the attempts of great artists and thinkers to break with tradition, and the subsequent creation of new ideas and forms of experience and expression. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
In the aftermath of the 2008 near meltdown of the global financial system economists are still struggling to come to terms with its underlying causes. In this course, we shall pose the question: What does it mean to think “critically” about the economy and economic categories? We shall begin with some of the important statements of 18th century classical economics in Smith and Ricardo before examining Marx’s “critique of political economy” and Keynes’ solution to the crisis of the 1930’s. We will then turn to contemporary accounts of the neo-liberal form of capitalism focusing, in particular, on the problem of the increasing “financialization” of the economy.
Grading
- Essay #1 20%
- Essay #2 30%
- Presentation 20%
- Participation 15%
- Protocol 15%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Robert L. Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers 978-0684862149
J.M Keynes, The Essential Keynes 978-1846148132
Karl Marx, Capital: The Critique of Political Economy 978-0140445688
Registrar Notes:
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