2018-2019 Catalog

POLS 252 European Political Thought: From Hobbes to Marx

Traditional aristocratic society as described by Bodin; "self-seeking" the state of nature obligation and natural law in Hobbes and Locke; Rousseau on freedom and equality; utilitarianism and liberty in Bentham and Mill; the dialectical method history and self-consciousness in Hegel; alienation historical materialism and class struggle in Marx. Not open to frosh.

Credits

4 units

Core Requirements Met

  • Regional Focus
  • Pre-1800