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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL SCIENCE.
Political Economy and Science of Society.
PROFESSOR HOLMES.
In this School there are two courses. Political Economy
will be prosecuted for the B. A., and Science of Society
for the Ph. D. degree.
B. A. COURSE.
Political Economy.—In the treatment of this department
of knowledge there is no rigid adherence to the school of
Smith, Ricardo and Mill. The modification of older doctrines,
necessitated by the increase of productive inventions
and productive operations, is steadily regarded, and as far
as possible the subject brought down to the current year on
all important topics. Attention is paid to the inquiries
and criticisms of Thornton, Cairnes, Jevons, Marshall,
Nicholson, etc.; and to the altered views propounded by
Laveleye, Walker, the Cathedrists and other German
schools.
Text-Books.—Walker's Political Economy (advanced course). Special
topics and special lectures will be introduced.
PH. D. COURSE.
Science of Society.—In this course is prosecuted the investigation
of the laws and movements, the growth, decay,
and constitution of Societies, in the different phases and
stages of social development. The necessary organic functions
of society are studied in their several forms. They
are also regarded in their reciprocal relations and in their
conjoint action in successive forms of civilization. All
forms are interpreted; no ideal constitution is contemplated.
The course is descriptive of processes by which experienced
results have been obtained, not speculative in advocacy of
theoretic dreams.
This class is dependent on notes for the Lectures, as no text-book
exists or has been attempted. Comte, Spencer, Ward, De Grey, Giddings,
Fairchild and others treat the subject from an entirely different point of view.
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