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2012-2013 Gainesville State College Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Gainesville State College Catalog [Archived Catalog]

POLS 2050 - Introduction to Western Political Thought


A first study of the major themes dealing with political theory and the construction of “government.”  A critical examination of the major views of and approaches to political behavior from the time of Plato through philosophers such as Karl Marx.  Included is the examination of the political theory of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Janque Rousseau, and Karl Marx among others.

Hours:
3

Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee

Cross-listed
PHIL 2050