POLS 4007 - Western Political Theory

3 cr.

A study of political theory beginning with Plato and the ancient Greeks and continuing through the Middle Ages, Reformation, and Enlightenment to Marx, Mills and the modern age. The central questions of political thought are explored e.g., what is the good?; what is justice?; how is political authority acquired?; where does sovereignty reside?; and how do we incur obligations?

Prerequisite(s): POLS 2001.

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