Apr 24, 2024  
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) 
    
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSCI 255 - Classics in Political Theory

4 credits
An investigation of the philosophical and historical foundations of some of the major contemporary political ideologies. Though the emphasis may change from offering to offering, the following belief systems are most likely included: anarchism and utopianism, communitarianism and nationalism, liberalism and libertarianism, fascism and racism, socialism and communism, Catholicism and fundamentalism, liberation ideologies and human rights. The course requires the reading of classic texts in the various ideologies selected for study, and it seeks to foster critical thinking about what is involved in the adoption of a political ideology. Every semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities



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