Recent Critics and Defenders of Modernity

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

A study of debates in recent political thought between theorists who take a strong stand against the universalistic and rational foundations of Enlightenment-based political thought (such as poststructuralists, postmodernists, communitarians, and Far Right populists) and defenders of Enlightenment modernity (such as liberals and Frankfurt School Critical Theorists). Prerequisite(s): Political Science 310 or 328.