POLS 3301 - Modern Political Theory

Institution:

Southern Polytechnic State University

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Description:

An examination of the most important theorists, political philosophies, and ideologies from the seventeenth century to the present. The course discusses the role and nature of the individual, the relationship between the individual and the group, the characteristics of political authority ( its source and its limits ), the goals and mechanics of economic organization, as well as the issue of material and economic equality as it relates to individual freedom.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.spsu.edu/

Phone Number:

(678) 915-4188

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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