Section Info: FYSEM-110CP-01

Course Title: What's to Be Done About Capitalism?

Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020

Term: Fall Semester 2020

Description: From the writings of Adam Smith in the 18th century to present-day arguments by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the benefits and costs of capitalism in human society have been hotly debated. Do the benefits of capitalism outweigh the costs? Is it possible or desirable to "tame" markets to maintain their good elements while minimizing the harm? How has a debate dominated by Europeans and North Americans considered or overlooked perspectives from the rest of the world? In exploring these questions, we will engage with some of the key thinkers on capitalism from Adam Smith and Karl Marx through major thinkers in both the developed and developing world to the present day.

Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Christopher Mitchell		mitchell@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Monday	08:45PM - 10:00PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Tuesday and Thursday	08:30PM - 10:15PM			Weekly
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Wednesday and Friday	09:15PM - 10:15PM			Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

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Course Tags
FYSEM0001	First-Year Seminar	This is a First-Year Seminar.
MOD0001	MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1	This course meets in Module 1.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Closed	Capacity: 16	Enrollment: 16	Available: 0	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
No book purchases are required/recommended for this class.

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