Surveys major philosophical primary texts concerning questions of justifiable fundamental social and governmental arrangements. Coverage will include such key thinkers as Plato and Machiavelli, the early modern contractarians (i.e., Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau), and Marx. Some further later developments will be considered.
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing, and taken at least one course in Philosophy, Political Science, or International Relations
Frequency
Alternate Falls