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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLS 2310 - Modern Political Theory

This course covers the development of modern political thought. The course begins with Machiavelli, and includes Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Nietzsche, and others. Key questions include, what is the relationship between religion and politics?  What are humans like in a state of nature and how does that impact our political lives? What is a relationship between reason, power, and politics?

Credits: 3

Prereq: POLS 1310
Lecture hours: 3