Introduction to Political Thought
An introductory course in the history of political theory with an emphasis on understanding political ideas and concepts and applying them to perennial issues of political life. Students will read selected original texts by theorists such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Marx, Nietzsche, and Max Weber.
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Universal Code: POL101
Campus Courses
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Brockport
Clinton
Cortland
Empire State
HIS243444
Erie
Farmingdale
Geneseo
Jefferson
Monroe
New Paltz
North Country
Onondaga
Oswego
Purchase
POL2170
Purchase
Suffolk
PO15
Suffolk
Sullivan
SUNY Polytechnic
Ulster
POS204
University at Buffalo