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Course description

 This course is an introduction to the classic texts of Western political, moral, and religious thought. Readings include selections from Rousseau's Social Contract, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, and the works of Marx, Engels, Nietzsche, and Freud.

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Instructors

Jay Harris

Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University
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