Western Political Thought
- Course Code
- PSCI 0011
- Course Type
- Tutorials
- Subject Credit
- Course Availability
This course explores central themes in the history of western political thought, from Plato to Rousseau. It focuses on the major works by key thinkers. This allows key themes (such as justice, the nature of the state, citizenship, and the role of religion) to be explored across the long-term development of western political thought.
Sample topics:
Plato, The Republic
Aristotle, Politics
Augustine, City of God
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae
Machiavelli, The Discourses
Hobbes, Leviathan
Locke, Two Treatises of Civil Government
Rousseau, The Social Contract