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264. Moral Dilemmas in International Politics. (3h) Examines moral dilemmas in international
politics with reference to theories and cases. Topics include just war doctrine, responsibility of
rich countries toward poor countries, exportability of capitalism and democracy, and legitimacy
of humanitarian intervention.
266. Civil Wars: Causes and Consequences. (3h) Examines and assesses competing theories of
civil war, including economic, ethnic, religious, and ideological explanations. Addresses dilemmas
raised by civil war such as the spread of HIV/AIDS, the proliferation of private security
companies, and the abuse of humanitarian aid.
267. America in Vietnam: Myth and Reality. (3h) Analysis of American policy toward Vietnam,
with special emphasis on the period of 1954-75. Focus is on the relationship between American
policies and the problems posed by Vietnamese and American cultures.
268. International Conflict Resolution. (3h) Explores various approaches to conflict resolution
through readings, case studies, and simulations. Issues include negotiation and mediation,
dealing with war criminals, tradeoffs between justice and peace, and the role of the international
community.
Political Theory
115. Political Theory. (3h) Introduction to the central concepts (democracy, liberty, equality, and
power) and ideologies (liberalism, conservatism, and socialism) as they have been formulated
within some of the main schools of political thought.
269. Topics in Political Theory. (1h or 3h) Intensive study of one or more major topics in political
theory. Course may be retaken for credit if topic varies.
270. Ethics and Politics. (3h) Investigation of the relationship between ethical reasoning and
political theory. Representative philosophers include Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Mill, Sidgwick,
Green, Ayer, Hare, and McIntyre.
271. Classical Political Thought. (3h) Examination of the nature and goals of classical political
theorizing, with attention to its origins in ancient Athens and its diffusion through Rome.
Representative writers include Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero.
272. Democratic Theory. (3h) Examination of the theoretical underpinnings of democracy
and some of the critiques of those foundations. Focus is on understanding some of the major
theories of democracy and on how key democratic concepts are defined differently within these
various traditions.
273. Marx, Marxism and the Aftermath of Marxism. (3h) Examination of Marx’s indebtedness to
Hegel, his early humanistic writings, and the vicissitudes of twentieth century vulgar Marxism
and neo-Marxism in the works of Lenin, Lukacs, Korsch, Horkeimer, Marcuse, and Sartre.
274. Religion and Politics in Medieval Thought. (3h) Investigation of the medieval encounter
between philosophy and revealed religion (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity). Topics include the
nature of political community and its role in cultivating virtue; relations between knowledge
and power, and between politics and salvation; and the origins of modern ideas of law and
freedom.
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