WESTERN CULTURE: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL THOUGHT II
The development of Western political, economic and social thought from the Reformation to the present day: the origins, logic and evolution of liberalism, Marxism, and organic conservatism as the principal systems of thought of the modern age.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain critical developments in the history of western social, economic, and political thought from the Renaissance through the 19th or 20th centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and evaluate ideas and arguments from western social, economic, and political thought from the Renaissance through the 19th or 20th centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and evaluate how Renaissance and modern, economic, and political thought interacted with its historical context. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain critical developments in the history of western social, economic, and political thought from the Renaissance through the 19th or 20th centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and evaluate ideas and arguments from western social, economic, and political thought from the Renaissance through the 19th or 20th centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and evaluate how Renaissance and modern, economic, and political thought interacted with its historical context. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027