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)
Summer 2025: Online course
| Section ID: | GOVT 1616 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1248 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 23-July 11, 2025 |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (sync) |
| Days / times: | M-F 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Final exam/project due: | Friday July 11, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (see Final exams) |
| Credit: | 4 |
| Instructor: | Moon, A. (am63) |
| Related: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS GOVT 1616 202-DIS |
| To enroll: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2025: Online course
| Section ID: | GOVT 1616 201-DIS |
| Number: | 1249 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 23-July 11, 2025 |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (sync) |
| Days / times: | M-F 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Final exam/project due: | (see Final exams) |
| 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: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
Summer 2025: Online course
| Section ID: | GOVT 1616 202-DIS |
| Number: | 1250 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 23-July 11, 2025 |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (sync) |
| Days / times: | M-F 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Final exam/project due: | (see Final exams) |
| 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: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
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