ROMAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

LATIN 306

Close literary analysis of the structure, style, and language of several Roman poets and prose writers. A critical rather than a purely historical approach to these authors.

POLISCI 160

Exploration of core problems of political life, such as the nature and limits of obligation, the concept of justice and its political implications, and the relationship between equality and liberty, through a selection of ancient and modern sources. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 209 prior to fall 2017

POLISCI 360

The intellectual origins and evolution of American political thought as seen through the lens of leading politicians, novelists and social critics from the Puritans to the Civil War; consideration of the central tensions of American political thought from a contemporary perspective. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 565 prior to fall 2017

POLISCI 930

Exploration of themes from modern political thought.

CLASSICS 322

Latin literature in translation with emphasis on its social background.