Sumários

Modernity as rationalisation

6 Outubro 2026, 14:30 • Joao Paulo Henriques

a.    Causal pluralism and comparative history.

b.    Rationalisation, technologies, and institutions.

c.    Capitalism, contingency and development.

Modernity as rationalisation

6 Outubro 2026, 11:00 • Luís António Pais Bernardo

01 Explain rationalisation and rational capitalism

02 Distinguish authority and the state

03 Assess whether others must follow the Western path

Modernity as commodification

29 Setembro 2026, 14:30 • Joao Paulo Henriques

a.       Evolution, technology, and class struggle
b.       Commodification, property, and wage labour.
c.       Capitalism, socialism, and development

Modernity as commodification

29 Setembro 2026, 11:00 • Luís António Pais Bernardo

01 Explain how capital differs from money

02 Explain how the ability to work became a commodity

03 Assess capitalism as development and as dependence

Modernity as differentiation

28 Setembro 2026, 14:30 • Joao Paulo Henriques

a.       Evolution, differentiation, and integration
b.       Differentiation, individualisation, and modes of solidarity.
c.       Modernity, anomie, and development