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Academic Year 2000/2001

Self, State, and Society
COL 215 FA

This course investigates of systems of social and political theory in the West from Machiavelli to the present. We shall also examine historical practice, underlying assumptions about the nature of man, and proposals for a resolution of the tensions between individuals and groups.

MAJOR READINGS

Machiavelli Hobbes Locke Rousseau Mill Marx Lenin Hitler

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

papers

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA COL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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