History of Modern European Political Philosophy

3 cr · Undergraduate

A philosophical examination of the view and methods of European political philosophers of the modern period, such as Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and Karl Marx. Topics will include their conceptions of human nature, political justification, freedom, equality, and justice. May not be held with the former PHIL 2300 or the former PHIL 2301.