Gary P. Freeman, Chair
BAT 2.116, Mailcode A1800, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-5121
Fall 2008
GOV 382M • Empire and Early Modern Theory
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 39655 |
T |
6:30 PM-9:30 PM |
MEZ 1.104 |
Gregg, B |
Course Description
How canonical thinkers, challenged by the discovery of global human diversity and concerned about the legitimacy of conquest and colonization, responded with core concepts of modern political theory: reason, progress, sovereignty, property, freedom, and rights.
A final essay of 6000 to 8000 words. Course grade will be adjusted for the quality of in-class participation, including weekly Blackboard submissions. Students will submit for feedback, but not a grade, first an abstract and later a preliminary draft.
Texts
Montaigne, Locke, Diderot, Kant, Mill, Vitoria, Grotius, Pufendorf, Hobbes, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Hume, Burke, Marx
