POSC 122 - Skepticism and Liberalism

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

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Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; one term paper. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing. Explores the origins of the modern way of thinking about politics (i.e., liberalism, in a sense that includes both conservatives and liberals) in the ancient skeptics and in early modern skeptics such as Montaigne, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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