GOVT 1616 Introduction to Political Philosophy

Course description
This course is only offered in the Summer Session.
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.
No upcoming classes were found.
Previously offered classes
Summer 2022: Ithaca campus
Section ID: | GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
Number: | 1284 |
Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
Class dates: | June 21-July 8, 2022 |
Time / room: | M-F 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM / White Hall 106 |
Mode of instruction: | In person |
Credit: | 4 |
Related: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS GOVT 1616 202-DIS GOVT 1616 203-DIS |
To enroll: |
This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2022: Ithaca campus
Section ID: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS |
Number: | 1294 |
Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
Class dates: | June 21-July 8, 2022 |
Final exam/project due: | TBA (see Final exams) |
Time / room: | M-F 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM / White Hall 104 |
Mode of instruction: | In person |
Credit: | 0 |
Grade: | Student option |
Instructor: | Moon, A. (am63) |
Max. enroll: | 15 |
Related: | You will be auto-enrolled in GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
To enroll: | Enrollment for this class is closed.
This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2022: Ithaca campus
Section ID: | GOVT 1616 202-DIS |
Number: | 1295 |
Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
Class dates: | June 21-July 8, 2022 |
Final exam/project due: | TBA (see Final exams) |
Time / room: | M-F 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM / McGraw Hall 145 |
Mode of instruction: | In person |
Credit: | 0 |
Grade: | Student option |
Instructor: | Moon, A. (am63) |
Max. enroll: | 15 |
Related: | You will be auto-enrolled in GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
To enroll: | Enrollment for this class is closed.
This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2022: Ithaca campus
Section ID: | GOVT 1616 203-DIS |
Number: | 1296 |
Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
Class dates: | June 21-July 8, 2022 |
Final exam/project due: | TBA (see Final exams) |
Time / room: | M-F 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM / White Hall B06 |
Mode of instruction: | In person |
Credit: | 0 |
Grade: | Student option |
Instructor: | Moon, A. (am63) |
Max. enroll: | 15 |
Related: | You will be auto-enrolled in GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
To enroll: | Enrollment for this class is closed.
This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
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