Carleton University · PSCI 2302

History of Political Thought II

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Study of the emergence, transformations, uses, and meanings of modern political concepts such as liberty, legitimacy, equality, rights, sovereignty, authority, and the state through the interpretation of Western political thinkers such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Wollstonecraft, Marx, Mill and others.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2301 or permission of the department.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2301 or permission of the department.
  • Lectures two hours a week, tutorials one hour a week.
Reference text in its original language

Study of the emergence, transformations, uses, and meanings of modern political concepts such as liberty, legitimacy, equality, rights, sovereignty, authority, and the state through the interpretation of Western political thinkers such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Wollstonecraft, Marx, Mill and others.

  • Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2301 or permission of the department.
  • Lectures two hours a week, tutorials one hour a week.

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