GOVERNMENT 162 - Contemporary Political Philosophy

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Claremont McKenna College

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Blitz, Nadon, Nichols The goal of this course is to increase our understanding of the central purposes of human action - freedom, justice, happiness, and the common good - by examining the political thought of several major 20th-century thinkers. The course begins by discussing the current moral and political scene, and proceed to analyze works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, John Dewey, John Rawls, Leo Strauss, and Hannah Arendt. Offered every third year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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