PSCI 4318
Concepts of Political Community I
Critical survey of concepts of political community, including the common good, justice, citizenship, leadership, democracy, and legitimacy, from ancient, modern, and contemporary political theory.
Undated
Topics
- Introduction to course: Presentation and discussion of subject matter, course
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Thomas Hobbes
- John Locke
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- John Stuart Mill
- Review and Conclusion
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PSCI 5308 , for which additional credit is precluded. Seminar three hours a week.