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. [0.5 credits]
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. [0.5 credits]
