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About the Course

When do governments deserve our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? This course explores the main answers that have been given to this question in the modern West. We start with a survey of the major political theories of the Enlightenment: Utilitarianism, Marxism, and the social contract tradition. In each case, we begin with a look at classical formulations, locating them in historical context, but then shift to the contemporary debates as they relate to politics today. Next, we turn to the rejection of Enlightenment political thinking, again exploring both classical and contemporary formulations. The last part of the course deals with the nature of, and justifications for, democratic politics, and their relations to Enlightenment and Anti-Enlightenment political thinking. In addition to exploring theoretical differences among the various authors discussed, considerable attention is devoted to the practical implications of their competing arguments. To this end, we discuss a variety of concrete problems, including debates about economic inequality, affirmative action and the distribution of health care, the limits of state power in the regulation of speech and religion, and difficulties raised by the emerging threat of global environmental decay....

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Extremely insightful, interesting and engaging, coming from a person that has shallow knowledge of the world of politics. well paced and easy to follow with well-structured quizzes for each week.

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Loved every bit of it. Professor Ian's teachings really opened up my mind to different avenues of political thought and has me yearning for even more of an in depth understanding of the same.

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By leen a h

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Nov 16, 2020

the disadvantages were: there are no written ideas in the background, the black and white video, and the dialogue between the dr. and his students

By James M

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Feb 8, 2022

Not interesting

By Heloisa Z C

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Sep 8, 2020

The course really didn't follow my expectations at all, I don't think the subject was explained as well as it could have been, there was a lot of potential.

By Firdosh K

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May 20, 2020

The content was very poor and difficult to understand. Also, it lacks engagement, especially who is listening.

By Александра И

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Nov 21, 2020

I can't get my sertificate!!!!!!

By JESUS S L M

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May 28, 2024

no puedo hacer el curso

By Bhaskar M

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May 20, 2020

Very Poor Content

By Kevin G

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Sep 22, 2022

Yikes