2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 311 History of Political Thought

A survey of western political thought since Plato. The course offers a broad chronological overview of political thought, theory, and philosophy since classical Athens, as well as a thematic approach to more modern schools of thought such as liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and anarchism, especially from a trans-Atlantic perspective. Topics and issues include the rise of democracy, the Roman republic, feudalism, Christian political thought, the Enlightenment, and modern political philosophy.

 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

POLS 210

Notes

Meets the general education humanities-history requirement.