PL 201 — Introduction to Political Philosophy
3 credits; 3 lecture hours
This course is an introduction to texts in the canon of political philosophy. Students survey ancient and contemporary thinkers such as: Cicero, Aristotle, Barack Obama, Sibyl Schwarzenbach, and Edward Said. Through engaging with these texts in writing and class discussion, students develop their own ideas about politics and philosophy. (G5: Western Civilization; G7: Humanities).