PLSC 230 - Political Theory

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SUNY College at Geneseo

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An examination of the methodological and normative assumptions of the major competing schools of political theory. Particular stress is placed on the modes of analysis employed by these schools concerning such issues as the relation between freedom and equality, the problem of history, the status of politics as a science, the distinction between philosophy and ideology, the relation between theory and practice, the question of value-free political analysis, and the problems concerning revolution and political change. Prerequisites: one 100-level course in political science. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered three semesters out of four

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.geneseo.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 245-5211

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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