Political Theory: Ancient to Modern
Classic answers to the questions of justice, authority and freedom, from Plato to Marx.
POLS-240 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Political Science
Course content
- 1Why read political theoryComing
- 2Plato and the just cityComing
- 3Aristotle and the political animalComing
- 4Roman and medieval thoughtComing
- 5MachiavelliComing
- 6Hobbes and the social contractComing
- 7Locke, rights and consentComing
- 8Rousseau and the general willComing
- 9The American and French revolutions in thoughtComing
- 10Mill and libertyComing
- 11Marx and the critique of capitalismComing
- 12Legacies of the canonComing
Description
Classic answers to the questions of justice, authority and freedom, from Plato to Marx.
Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 2.