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Course Info for POLS - 219 - 01, Fall 2024
Class number: 3105 Title: History of Pol Thought I Department: Political Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 40 Current enrollment: 40 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, LSC - 138-9 Instructor(s): Smith, Gregory
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Note: No Seniors unless by Instructor Permission.
Note: 15 seats reserved for first-year students.
Course Description:
This course provides the historical background to the development of Western political thought from Greek antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. Readings from primary sources (Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, etc.) will help the students to comprehend the foundations of Western political philosophy and the continuity of tradition.