This course surveys a number of key figures in the History of Political Thought. In this regard, particular, yet not exclusive, attention will be paid to the political thought of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Marx. Specific themes under consideration will include reflections on the character of justice, authority, obligation and freedom with a view to the appropriate political order for man and the proper relationship of the individual to the state.
Semester Offered
Offered Fall and Spring