GOVT 1616
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Classes
GOVT 1616
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.
This course offers a survey of Western political Philosophy. We will be reading and discussing the spectrum of great canonical theorists that include Plato, Aristotle, Christ, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, J.S. Mill, Burke, Marx, Fanon, Malcolm X and M. L. King. Our approach will be both historical and conceptual, as we explore the nature of justice, freedom and equality—their presence and absence--in the Western Tradition.
When Offered Winter, Summer.
Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)
Course Subfield (PT)
Three Week - Second. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF White Hall 106
- Jun 21 - Jul 8, 2022
Instructors
Moon, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3388
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF White Hall 104
- Jun 21 - Jul 8, 2022
Instructors
Moon, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF McGraw Hall 145
- Jun 21 - Jul 8, 2022
Instructors
Moon, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF White Hall B06
- Jun 21 - Jul 8, 2022
Instructors
Moon, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person