LS 819: Foundations of Modern Economics

Lawrence Boland, FRSC

Spring 2005: Thursday 6:30pm–9:30pm

Weekly assigned readings:

week  1: Plato (Socrates) ‘Euthyphro’, ‘The Apology, ‘Crito’

week  2: Heilbroner: Chapters 1 and 2

week  3: Lu Xun: Storm in a teacup & The New Year’s sacrifice
& Voltaire: Candide

week  4: Heilbroner: Chapters 3 & 4

week  5: Pirsig: Part I & II

week  6: Pirsig: Part IV & III

week  7: Eric Heilbroner: Chapters 5 & 6

week  8: Hoffer: True Believer

week  9: Ibsen: The Doll’s House & Ghosts

week 10: Ibsen: Enemy of the People & Čapek: R.U.R. (a play)

week 11: Heilbroner: Chapters 7 & 8

week 12: Heilbroner: Chapters 8 & 9

week 13: Heilbroner: Chapters 10 & 11