POL 378 - Modern Political Thought

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Mercer University

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Prerequisite: POL 200 or consent of instructor A survey of the political thought of the modern world: from Machiavelli to the nineteenth century. Important themes include the break with antiquity, the defense of democratic forms and the modern state, the relationship between freedom and equality, and the character of modern citizenship. Thinkers examined may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montsquieu, Rousseau, Hume, Kant, Burke, Hegel and Mill. (Every two years)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mercer.edu

Phone Number:

(478) 301-2700

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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