POL (0158) 241 - Modern Political Theory in the Western World

Credits: 3

This course explores selected Western political philosophers from the Modern period of political theory, roughly 1400-1900 C.E. It includes theorists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. It explores questions like: What is the nature of equality? How can political societies be maintained despite widespread disagreement over the good?

DistribReqDesc Social Sciences

When Offered: Fall