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3.00 Credits
This seminar is designed to equip students with the ability to engage key questions related to democracy, including: what is the best form of representational government in a democratic society How should a democracy organize the relation between the government and the economy What is the cultural and psychological nature of democratic power What are the limits of the democratic form of polity Our examination of democracy will utilize a broad range of theoretical approaches, including the writings of John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau, the Federalists, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud, among others. The empirical field complementing our theoretical explorations will include the United States, as well as various European and non-European democracies. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
"Empire" has reemerged in recent years as a potent political concept, both in popular political life and debates in contemporary political theory. In this class, we will ask: what kind of domination or form of rule is empire and why is it a continuing trope in ancient and modern politics To answer these questions, we will examine the changing concept of empire in ancient Roman, modern, and contemporary political thought. What have theorists been trying to capture when they call something "empire" and how has it changed and shifted in each epoch We will also consider the entanglement of Enlightenment concepts of freedom, equality, and democracy with imperial practices: How have imperial concepts and practices shaped our democratic aspirations to freedom and equality Did imperialism corrupt Enlightenment aspirations, or were these aspirations haunted by imperialism from within Finally, we will ask what it means to be imperial. What kinds of practices and relationships among citizens sustain empire What kinds of practices and relationships might engender resistance to empir 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
Individual research and reading under the guidance of a department member. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. (Hours by arrangement) 1.00 units, Independent Study
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0.50 Credits
Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. 0.50 units min / 1.00 units max, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
For honors candidates: (see description of Honors in Political Science following the "Areas of Concentration" section). Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment in honors 1.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic concepts in psychology with primary emphasis on the study of human behavior. Topics will include motivation, learning, emotion, perception, intelligence, mental illness, and social interaction. Students will be introduced to issues in research techniques by either being involved in on-going faculty research or writing a short paper based on research articles. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
A broad survey of the aesthetic response to music. The course will cover perception, memory, and cognitive processes; musical structure and compositional genius - are some composers better than others ; musical taste and cultural beliefs - does a culture's music have to sound the way it does ; possible explanations for changing aesthetic ideals; music in other cultures. No previous training in music is required. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
A survey of the new sciences of the mind. We will discuss the nature of representation, perception, and cognition, and the prospects for an empirical science of the human mind. Disciplines illuminating these issues include philosophy, cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and neuroscience. (Students enrolling in Philosophy 220 must also enroll in Philosophy 371-01 with permission of the instructor.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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