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One must study society by men and men by society: those who want to treat politics and morals seperately will never understand anything of either of the two.

~Rousseau

 

 

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Political Thought Club

 

 


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Currently Teaching
PSC-103-01 Introduction to Political Thought | GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
(MWF 1:30-2:20
|JHN 111I)
PSC-103-02 Introduction to Political Thought | GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
(MWF 10:30-11:20
|JHN 111I)

A survey of major political thinkers, directed toward considering whether the ultimate grounds of political questions are natural, divine, or human.

Taught Courses
PSC-103 Introduction to Political Thought | GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)

A survey of major political thinkers, directed toward considering whether the ultimate grounds of political questions are natural, divine, or human.

PSC-270 Classical Political Thought | GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)

Textual analysis of selected works by classical authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas. This course has multiple thematic-instantiations.
Prerequisites: PSC-103 or PHL-101

PSC-272 Modern Political Thought | GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)

Textual analysis of works by authors such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Marx, Mill, and Nietzsche.
Prerequisites: PSC-103 or PHL-101

PSC-273 American Political Thought | GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)

Analysis of the principles underlying American politics, focusing on textual analysis of the writings of our most influential statesmen, stateswomen, and public intellectuals.
Prerequisites: PSC-103 or PHL-101

Brussels Internship Program (Study Abroad)

 

 

 
 

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