Description
This course is a chronological introduction to a selection of influential works in Western political theory. Some of the central themes that the course will cover are: justice, human nature and political action. The course will draw on the works of important thinkers, including: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Tocqueville. Students are introduced to the ideologies of liberalism, conservatism, fascism, socialism, and nationalism, and consider how assumptions about human nature in general, and political ideals of order, liberty, equality, and justice, in particular, affect choice of ideology.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Student will demonstrate knowledge of events and developments in the history of political thought
- Student will demonstrate critical thinking through consideration of a variety of social and political issues
Prerequisites
one 100-level Political Science or History course.
Semester
Special Rotation