PHIL 391 - Modern Political Theory

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Study of the dilemmas of political order that compel the development of modern political philosophy and practice. The course will address the emergence of modern humanism and Machiavelli's republican vision, analyze obligation and the rule of law in the contract tradition represented by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, and examine ongoing conflicts between authority and freedom and power and equality that plague the 19th, 20th and now 21st centuries. Additional readings will include works by Marx, Hegel, Wollstonecraft, J.S. Mill Nietzche and others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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