GOVT 3675

GOVT 3675

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

A historical introduction to democratic theory through the writings of its greatest thinkers and their critics. Beginning with the political thought of democratic Athens and then moving up to the American democratic experiment and contemporary democratic theory, we will explore the promise and peril of democracy considered as a regime, a culture, and an ideology. Authors to be studied may include Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, the Federalists, de Tocqueville, Mill, Dewey, Arendt. and Habermas.


Distribution Category (HA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8732 GOVT 3675   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17144 GOVT 3675   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17145 GOVT 3675   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17146 GOVT 3675   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person