GOVT 1616 Introduction to Political Philosophy
Course description
This course offers a survey of Western political Philosophy. We will be reading and discussing the spectrum of great canonical theorists that include Plato, Aristotle, Christ, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, J.S. Mill, Burke, Marx, Fanon, Malcolm X and M. L. King. Our approach will be both historical and conceptual, as we explore the nature of justice, freedom and equality—their presence and absence–in the Western Tradition. (PT)
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Previously offered classes
Summer 2024: Online course
| Section ID: | GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1113 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 24-July 12, 2024 |
| Final exam/project due: | Friday July 12, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / Online (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | M-F 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / Online |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (sync) |
| Credit: | 4 |
| Instructor: | Moon, A. (am63) |
| Related: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS GOVT 1616 202-DIS GOVT 1616 203-DIS |
| To enroll: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2024: Online course
| Section ID: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS |
| Number: | 1114 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 24-July 12, 2024 |
| Final exam/project due: | TBA (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | M-F 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM / Online |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (sync) |
| Credit: | 0 |
| Grade: | Student option |
| Instructor: | TBA |
| Max. enroll: | 15 |
| Related: | You will be auto-enrolled in GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
| To enroll: | Enrollment for this class is closed.
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Student experiences
"My class has affected me in many ways since I have returned home. Not only do I talk my friends’ and parents’ ears off about Western political theory, I find that I actually view the world differently and make decisions based on the things I learned at Cornell."
"In his lectures, the professor covered key concepts in the reading and then allowed us to ask about or comment on the concepts addressed. He made lectures fun and educational."