POL 110 Introduction to Western Political Thought

Political theory is a form of reflection on matters that concern the community as a whole. It poses questions about the meanings of concepts such as justice, liberty, citizenship, and order. This course offers an introductory examination of the tradition of Western political thought, ranging from the Ancient Greeks to Modern times. Thinkers covered may include Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, and John Rawls. Indigenous, feminist, and critical race theory may also be used to interrogate and re-imagine traditional concepts and debates in political thought.