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CS92PROD
The Moral Basis of Politics


GOVT 159
Fall 2019
Section: 01   02  
Certificates: Civic Engagement, Civic Engagement Minor, Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory
Course Cluster: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate

An introduction to upper-level courses in political theory, the course considers the basic moral issues that hedge government and politics: Under what, if any, circumstances ought one to obey the laws and orders of those in power? Is there ever a duty to resist political authority? By what values and principles can we evaluate political arrangements? What are the meanings of terms like freedom, justice, equality, law, community, interests, and rights? How is our vision of the good society to be related to our strategies of political action? What are the roles of organization, leadership, compromise, and violence in bringing about social change? Readings will include political philosophy, plays, contemporary social criticism, and modern social science.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(CSCT)(EDST)(GOVT)(HRAD-MN)
Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74%

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