GPOL 6397 -

Institution:

The New School

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Description:

19th-Century Political Theory: Marx, Mill, and Hegel Fall 2008. Three credits. Phil Green What can we learn today from the great 19th-century master narratives of oppression and rebellion, freedom and justice, and the state of ethical life Is the discourse of politics about the inexorable progress of history the underlying, determining phenomena of our material lives improvement in the quality of our moral ideals Or is it all merely a matter of opinion The course approaches these and other fundamental questions about human existence in the early 21st century through an extensive reading of such classic texts of radicalism and liberalism as Marx's early manuscripts and Capital; Mill's On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and The Subjection of Women; and Hegel's Philosophy of Right.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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