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POL S 301A - History of Western Political Thought

Units: 3 GE

Field of Study: Field I - Political Theory

Development of political ideas from the Golden Age of Greece until the French Revolution. Relevance of theory to a critical understanding of concrete political and social problems involving power, freedom, equality, justice and action. Emphasizes Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Marsilius of Padua.