POL-220

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Western Political Thought

Political ScienceUndergraduateHumanities, Business, & Social Sciences

Explain how the selected philosopher's ideas in regards to human nature, justice, rights, freedom, moral ontology, and happiness shaped Western Political Thought

Examine the historical forces and processes that helped shape the basic concepts, issues, and theories of Western Political Thought

Give examples of how each concept or philosophy relate to present day politics

Review each philosopher’s method and approach to the study of philosophy

Critically evaluate different conceptualizations of the appropriate relationship between the individual and society

History of Western Political Thought

Human Nature

Politics and Religion

Political and Game Theory

Social Contract Theory

Rights and Freedoms

Distributive Justice

Economic Theory

Modernism and Post-Modernism