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POLSC201: Introduction to Western Political Thought

Course Introduction

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Unit 1: The Polis

1.1: The Just and the Unjust

1.2: The Ideal City

1.3: The Philosopher-King

1.4: The Socratic Method

1.5: The Ideal Citizen and the Ideal State

1.6: The Good Life: Virtue and Happiness

1.7: Rule of Law

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Modern Political Thought

2.1: Timing and Cunning in Politics

2.2: Sovereignty

2.3: Constitutional Government

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Liberal Democracy and Its Critics

3.1: Discourse on Inequality

3.2: Democratic Participation

3.3: Democratic Statecraft

3.4: Karl Marx as an Enlightenment Thinker

3.5: The Boundaries of Civil Liberties

Unit 3 Assessment

Study Guide

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Certificate Final Exam

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