Open Course Space

Introduction to Political Philosophy

Yale UniversityUnited StatesPLSC 114
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2006English
Go to course on Open Yale Courses

This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition. Three broad themes that are central to understanding political life are focused upon: the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), and democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville).

Description from Open Yale Courses.

Where to take this course