GOVT 1616

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GOVT 1616
Introduction to Political Philosophy

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course offers a survey of some of Western political philosophy's great canonical theorists: Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. 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.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2024SU, 2023SU, 2022SU

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1560 GOVT 1616   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

  •  1561 GOVT 1616   DIS 201

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

  •  1562 GOVT 1616   DIS 202

  •  
    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous