1. Introduction

Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) Professor Szelenyi introduces the course to the students. Then he introduces each social thinker we will cover in the course: Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Smith, J.S. Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Weber, and Durkheim. He provides an overview of their biographies, their major works, and their major contributions. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: An Interdisciplinary Approach 14:36 - Chapter 2. Hobbes: The Troublemaker 19:07 - Chapter 3. Lock