Foundations of Modern Social Thought 现代社会思想

this is a series of video records of a course, Foundation of Modern Social Thought, from Yale University. English subtitle is available.

1. Introduction

you may skip the first 14min because it's introduction of the course, like assignment, exams.

2. Hobbes: Authority, Human Rights and Social Order

3. Locke: Equality, Freedom, Property and the Right to Dissent

4. The Division of Powers- Montesquieu

5. Rousseau: Popular Sovereignty and General Will

6. Rousseau on State of Nature and Education

7. Utilitarianism and Liberty, John Stuart Mill

8. Smith: The Invisible Hand

9. Marx's Theory of Alienation

10. Marx's Theory of Historical Materialism (1)

11. Marx's Theory of Historical Materialism (cont.)

12. Marx's Theory of History

13. Marx's Theory of Class and Exploitation

14. Nietzsche on Power, Knowledge and Morality

15. Freud on Sexuality and Civilization

16. Weber on Protestantism and Capitalism

17. Conceptual Foundations of Weber's Theory of Domination

18. Weber on Traditional Authority

19. Weber on Charismatic Authority

20. Weber on Legal-Rational Authority

21. Weber's Theory of Class

22. Durkheim and Types of Social Solidarity

23. Durkheim's Theory of Anomie

24. Durkheim on Suicide

25. Durkheim and Social Facts