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POLT 136 - Authority and Rule: An Introductory Survey

FC SSCI
4 credits
Can good rulers be virtuous? What does it mean for “the people” to rule? Why do people want to submit to laws and leaders, anyways? This course provides a broad introductory survey to these timeless questions of political theory. Engaging readings ranging from Plato to Ibn Tufayl to contemporary theories of policing, the course will introduce students to the Western debate on the nature of political authority.  
This course is appropriate for new students.


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