POL 1150 Power, Justice and Freedom

This course will survey some of the most fundamental concepts in political theory and philosophy, such as justice, freedom, order, power, inequality, peace and conflict. It will also discuss the philosophical traditions underlie these ideas, such as utilitarianism, materialism, idealism, and others. This course will focus on the ways that different political and moral concepts operate in diverse political traditions and examine the unique ethical and epistemological frameworks that give various political traditions and ideologies their distinctiveness and coherence.
Credits: 3.0

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