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How does the modern world work? Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud revolutionized how truth, history, and power are understood in the modern world. Writing against the dominant ideas of their day, all three thinkers developed strategies for uncovering what is really going on in people, societies, cultures, and political systems. Against the odds, their efforts had such an impact that some people continue to be upset by them. Come and see what all the fuss is about, hear out some of their ideas, and discuss their relevance for a wide variety of pressing contemporary issues. Where do ruling ideas come from? What generates wealth? Why are so many people so angry? Can human civilization survive, or even thrive, in the 21st century? Taught in English.