POSC 387 - Contemporary Political Thought

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in each semester

This course will introduce students to many of the approaches and ideas in the contemporary era of political philosophy. We will seek to assess how, and why, these thinkers’ notions of key concepts in political theory such as power, morality, justice, liberty, equality, democracy, revolution, inclusion, diversity, and others, have influenced, or not influenced, our current political language and culture? How does contemporary political theory as a whole reflect, and/or differ from, both modern and ancient political theories and approaches?