7937 (v.5) Politics 219 - Liberals and Conservatives - from Hobbes and Burke to the Present

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

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Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

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

Prerequisite(s):

2722 (v.4) Politics 111 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy or any previous version
AND
2723 (v.4) Politics 112 - Australia - Political Ideas and Traditions, World Politics - Comparing Experiences or any previous version

Syllabus:

The 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.

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Field of Education:

90100 Political Science and Policy Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

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Informational

Result Type:

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