PHIL 308 - Political and Social Philosophy

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

This course engages in discussions of central topics in political philosophy: the origins and limits of political authority, the duties of the citizen to the government, the rights of the individual vis-a-vis the state, the conflict between civic duty and individual freedom, justice and the ideal society. Readings are drawn from Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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