Class Id: 9635
Days: MW
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 11:50 AM
Building: LEWLI
Room: 120
Course Id: 4291
Departments and Numbers: GER 312, POL 305, SOC 320
Area: EM
Title: Radical Political Thought
Description: This course will examine traditions of political thought--mostly, but not only, on the Left--which challenge mainstream conceptions of liberal democracy and modern capitalist society. The main focus will be on Marxism, anarchism, feminism, religious radicalism, ecological thought, and critiques of alienation in everyday life. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between political and cultural criticism, and to the philosophical anthropologies underlying different theories as well as the mechanisms for social change they envisage. We also ask if liberal democratic thought can effectively respond to radical challenges.
Prerequisites:
Professors: Jan-Werner Mueller
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