9828 (v.5) Politics 319 - Liberals and Conservatives - from Hobbes and Burke to the Present


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 7937 (v.5) Politics 219 - Liberals and Conservatives - from Hobbes and Burke to the Present
 
Syllabus: Origins and development of liberalism. Through an examination of particular political theorists and their writings, the principle elements of liberal political thought are examined. The theorists studied include - Aristotle, Plato, N Machiavelli, T Hobbes, J Locke, J J Rouseau, J Bentham, E Burke, G F Hegel, J S Mill, K Marx, F Engels, M Weber, V I Lenin, A Gramsci, R Dahl and F A von Hayek, plus a major research paper.
 
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Field of Education: 90101 Political Science
Funding Cluster: 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
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Result Type: Grade/Mark

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