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ILRGL 2580

Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists. The course title refers to the fact that the books are new, hence their potential greatness has yet to be confirmed by the test of time. We choose living authors to give students a unique opportunity: to interact with each of the six authors in Q&A sessions via live or recorded video conferencing.

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Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HD 2580, PSYCH 2580, SOC 2580
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

11237 ILRGL 2580 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 7:30pm - 10:30pm M Van Rensselaer Hall G151
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans Author Mitchell	Mitchell	9781250758040 Picador	$20.00
Required	Blueprint: the evolutionary origins of a good society Author Christakis	Christakis	9780316230032	$30.00
Required	Rationality : What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters Author Pinker, Steven	Pinker, Steven	9780525561996 Penguin Publishing Group	$32.00
Required	The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All--But There Is a Solution Author Lukianoff	Lukianoff	9781668019146 Simon & Schuster	$29.99
Required	The Fishermen and the Dragon : Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast Author Johnson, Kirk Wallace	Johnson, Kirk Wallace	9781984880123 Penguin Publishing Group	$28.00
Required	Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work Author Frank	Frank	9780691227108 Princeton University Press	$18.95

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Class Number & Section Details

11238 ILRGL 2580 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 3:20pm William T. Keeton House 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
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11239 ILRGL 2580 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- M 3:35pm - 4:25pm M Van Rensselaer Hall G422
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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11240 ILRGL 2580 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 3:20pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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11241 ILRGL 2580 DIS 204
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- T 3:35pm - 4:25pm Fernow Hall G01
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

11242 ILRGL 2580 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 3:20pm M Van Rensselaer Hall G422
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

11243 ILRGL 2580 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
- W 3:35pm - 4:25pm M Van Rensselaer Hall G422
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ceci, S
  Macy, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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