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Units
Lecture3
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Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 9 credits
Learning Outcomes
- critically read, analyze, and interpret, the most important works in the history of Western political thought, which include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche.
- demonstrate an ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate their knowledge of the principal thinkers and central themes found in the Western tradition of political philosophy both orally and in written form.
- critically evaluate and interpret the theoretical-political tradition to determine the manner in which political philosophy has influenced the way political scientists have understood politics.
- examine and determine the manner in which the theories and ideas articulated in Western political thought have shaped and been shaped by the dynamic social, economic, and cultural forces found in Western societies.
- develop the critical skills necessary to examine and assess complex theoretical arguments, and to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.