GOVT 6 Political Ideas

This course introduces student to political theory by reading and discussing classic works. We will discuss the meaning and significance of law, justice, virtue, power, equality, freedom and property. Readings may include: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Kant, Hegel, Tocqueville, Mill, Marx and Nietzsche.

Instructor

Clarke, Murphy, Swaine

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:TMV; WCult:W

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