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The Modern Political Tradition: Hobbes to Habermas

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Deepen your understanding of politics in this course that reveals the remarkable evolution, impact, and legacy of modern political philosophy.

Syllabus

01: Origins and Conflicts of Modern Politics
02: Ancient Republics, Empires, Fiefdoms
03: Machiavelli's New Order
04: Hobbes, Natural Law, the Social Contract
05: Locke on Limited Government and Toleration
06: Rousseau's Republican Community
07: Kant's Ethics of Duty and Natural Rights
08: Smith and the Market Revolution
09: Montesquieu and the American Founding
10: Debating the French Revolution
11: Legacies of the Revolution-Right to Left
12: Nationalism and a People's War
13: Civil Society-Constant, Hegel, Tocqueville
14: Mill on Liberty and Utility
15: Marx's Critique of Capitalism
16: Modern vs. Traditional Society
17: Progressivism and New Liberalism
18: Fleeing Liberalism-Varieties of Socialism
19: Fleeing Liberalism-Fascism and Carl Schmitt
20: Totalitarianism and Total War
21: Conservative or Neoliberal-Oakeshott, Hayek
22: Reviving the Public Realm-Hannah Arendt
23: Philosophy vs. Politics-Strauss and Friends
24: Marcuse and the New Left
25: Rawls's A Theory of Justice
26: Ayn Rand, Robert Nozick, Libertarianism
27: What about Community?
28: Walzer on Everything Money Shouldn't Buy
29: Identity Politics-Feminism
30: Identity Politics-Multiculturalism
31: The Politics of Nature-Environmentalism
32: Postmodernism, Truth, and Power
33: Habermas-Democracy as Communication
34: The End of History? Clash of Civilizations?
35: Just Wars? The Problem of Dirty Hands
36: Why Political Philosophy Matters
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Taught by

Lawrence Cahoone, Ph.D.

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