Dec 28, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 3505 - Classical and Early Modern Western Political Thought


3 Credit Hours


Description
Same as PHIL 3855 and POLS 3530. A survey of the historical writings in political thought from Plato to Machiavelli. Special emphasis on the contributions these thinkers made to Western conceptions of democracy, equality, human nature, citizenship, etc., as well as the continuing relevance of the texts for explaining contemporary political phenomena. (Same as Phil 3855 and PolS 3530.) Global Scholars course. Global Scholars course.