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CS92PROD
Virtue and Glory: Classical Political Theory


GOVT 337
Fall 2011
Section: 01  
Certificates: Social, Cultural and Critical Theory
Course Cluster: Christianity Studies

This course is a survey of premodern political theories, with attention to their major theoretical innovations, historical contexts, and contemporary relevance. Major themes will include the nature of political community and its relation to the cultivation of virtue, the origins of the ideas of law and freedom, the relation between knowledge and power and between politics and salvation. Readings will include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Machiavelli.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(GOVT)(GOVT-Theory)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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