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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2020
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PLST 316 001 (CRN: 23437)
DEMOCRACY & POLITICAL THEORY
Long Title: DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL THEORY IN ANCIENT GREECE
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Instructor: Yunis, Harvey
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020)
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: 10
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 25-APR-2024 1:30AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
5-MAY-2020
9:00AM - 12:00PM T
Description: The Greeks created political society and studied political society in order to understand and improve it. One particular form of political society, democracy, reached its pinnacle in Athens. We shall attempt to understand how ancient Greeks thought about politics from the rudimentary beginnings in Homer to the complex, incisive arguments of Aristotle. Cross-list: CLAS 316.