PLS-121 Introductory Political Theory

A survey that deals with political ideas and political problems such as political domination by ruling classes, the right to revolt, relation of the individual to state, and totalitarian and authoritarian systems. Emphasis on the writings of such political thinkers as Plato, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Marx, de Tocqueville, Nietzsche and Gandhi. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101/ENG 101A.