Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2018
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PLST 301 001 (CRN: 13691)
MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Long Title: MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT: MACHIAVELLI TO RAWLS
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Instructor: Emden, Christian
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (20-AUG-2018 - 30-NOV-2018)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 5-MAY-2024 6:24PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
10-DEC-2018
2:00PM - 5:00PM M
Description: Introduction to political theory and political philosophy from the Renaissance to the present: Machiavelli, Hobbes, Pufendorf, Montesquieu, Kant, Hegel, Constant, Mill Marx, Nietzsche, Weber, Habermas, and Rawls. Topics include human rights, political power, citizenship, democracy, the modern state. Required core course for minor in Politics, Law, and Social Thought.