POSC 304 - The Development of Political Thought:Marx to Present

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Denison University

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Description:

An introduction to issues and texts in contemporary political theory beginning with the work of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. This class examines the legacy of these late modern thinkers through the texts and historical discourse of the German post-idealist and French post-modernist traditions on the one hand, and the Anglo-American traditions of pragmatism and liberalism on the other. This course also investigates the challenges to modern theories of democracy, power and law, by contemporary thinkers in social theory, feminism, and post-colonial studies.(4 credits)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.denison.edu

Phone Number:

(740) 587-0810

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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