PHL 485 - Selected Topics in Political Theory

Nine credits in philosophy or PHL 300 or consent of instructor. (3)

In-depth study, of particular political thinkers (e.g., Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Rawls) or schools (e.g., social contractarians, Marxists, communitarians), or of particular topics and their treatment in contemporary literature (e.g., political obligation, status of indigenous cultures, justice, liberty, equality). Graded ABCDE