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What is Critical Thinking?
Critical Thinking encompasses six vital skills: problem solving, analysis, creative thinking, interpretation, evaluation, and reasoning. These skills are increasingly in demand as the world transitions to an "ideas economy." According to...
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An Introduction to Janet Abu Lughod's Before European Hegemony - A Macat History Analysis
The roots of the modern trade system were laid down not in the sixteenth century as had previously been thought, but rather in the thirteenth-century medieval period. No one area controlled the world economy at that time, and it was only...
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An Introduction to Ian Kershaw’s The “Hitler Myth,” - A Macat History Analysis
Adolf Hitler’s personality alone could not explain his popularity in Nazi Germany. He developed an exaggerated “superhuman” image through highly intelligent use of propaganda, which worked extremely well on a receptive public. Watch...
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An Introduction to Janet Abu Lughod's Before European Hegemony - A Macat History Analysis
The roots of the modern trade system were laid down not in the sixteenth century as had previously been thought, but rather in the thirteenth-century medieval period. No one area controlled the world economy at that time, and it was only...
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An introduction to the discipline of Economics
What is Economics and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An introduction to the discipline of Philosophy
What is Philosophy and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An Introduction to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow - A Macat Sociology Analysis
African Americans still suffer from systemic discrimination, and the country’s “war on drugs” is chiefly to blame. Police disproportionately search young black men, and are much more likely to imprison them for nonviolent drug offenses....
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An Introduction to Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic - A Macat Sociology Analysis
How did differences in religious views lead to the development of capitalism? Could the beliefs of certain Protestant sects drive these people to work harder than others and earn more money, thereby fueling the rise of this new economic...
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An Introduction to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One's Own - A Macat Literature Analysis
Women have been given neither the financial freedom, nor the space in which to think and read, to truly develop as individuals. This is why men have authored the lion’s share of great literature. Watch Macat’s short video for a great...
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An Introduction to Roland Barthes's Mythologies - A Macat Literature Analysis
What ideological messages are transmitted and reinforced by the media? Objects in popular culture are often taken out of context, and then given different meanings. Watch Macat’s short video for a great introduction to Roland Barthes’s...
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An Introduction to Sun Tzu's The Art of War- A Macat Politics Analysis
Sun Tzu's The Art of War is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of politics. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an overview of the ideas...
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An introduction to the discipline of Psychology
What is Psychology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An introduction to the discipline of Sociology
What is Sociology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An Introduction to Karen Ho's Liquidated - A Macat AnthropologyAnalysis
Financial crises do not just happen. They result from a specific kind of worldview—Wall Street’s culture of always looking for short-term high performance. Long-term plans are not considered, so the banking culture is all about instant...
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An Introduction to W.E.B Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk- Macat Sociology Analysis
W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of sociology. This short video from Macat explains the timely ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...
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An introduction to the discipline of History
What is History and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An introduction to the discipline of Politics
What is Politics and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....
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An Introduction to Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species - A Macat Geography Analysis
Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of geography. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes....
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An Introduction to C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity - A Macat Theology Analysis
There is a universal moral law governing human nature, telling us what humans ought to do. This moral law cannot be proved scientifically, but it is a sign that something exists beyond the material world. And that something is God. Watch...
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An Introduction to David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding- A Macat Philosophy Analysis
Is all knowledge really derived from what we perceive via our five senses, rather than through reasoning? Watch Macat's short video for a great introduction to David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, one of the most...
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An Introduction to Gordon Allport’s The Nature of Prejudice- A Macat Psychology Analysis
Gordon W. Allport’s The Nature of Prejudice is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of psychology. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...
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An Introduction to Keith Thomas’ Religion And The Decline Of Magic- Macat History Analysis
Keith Thomas’ Religion And The Decline Of Magic is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of history. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...
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An Introduction to Theda Skocpol’s States and Social Revolutions - A Macat Politics Analysis
The modern world has been marked by a series of immense social revolutions that have transformed the states where they happened. In 1979, American sociologist Theda Skocpol published States and Social Revolutions and examined three of...
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An Introduction to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century- A Macat Economics Analysis
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is the most influential recent work in the field of economics. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an overview of the...