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PHIL-3016: Political Theory

Description: Analysis of the fundamental ideas in the history of political theory. 3015: The thought and ethical implications of philosophers from the ancient Greeks to early modern times. Analysis of writings from Plato through medieval theorists to those of the Seventeenth Century. 3016: The thought and ethical implications of philosophers from the late Seventeenth Century to the present. Analysis of key concepts in the thought of theorists from the early modern period until the present.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PSCI-2014

Required By: PSCI-3764, PSCI-4724

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PPE-3016, PSCI-3016

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 23

Average GPA: 3.16 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 40.39%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.62%

George V Davis200549.5%34.3%16.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.313
Staff Suzanne200640.0%0.0%40.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%2.481
Dylan E Wittkower200753.4%36.6%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.472
Roque M Saavedra201018.4%63.3%18.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.892
Michael Moehler201158.6%31.5%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.492
Christian Matheis201530.0%31.4%17.1%0.0%21.4%0.0%2.392
Caroline G Alphin202090.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.852
Keith P Nelson201050.0%33.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.231
Jason R Weidner201333.4%50.0%0.0%0.0%16.7%0.0%2.731
Ryan E Artrip201650.0%33.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.331
Shelby E Ward201879.4%6.3%7.2%0.0%0.0%7.1%3.772
Mauro J Caraccioli201816.7%66.6%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.951
Bettina Koch200842.9%14.3%42.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.171
Antonio Y Vazquez200737.5%25.0%0.0%12.5%25.0%0.0%2.451
Simon J May200913.3%53.3%26.7%6.7%0.0%0.0%2.751

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