Academics Alumni Courses People Students back to LBS Home LBS 492, Sec.
All knowledge conveys elements of power.
A liberal education empowers a student with knowledge. Learned professionals have the capacity to influence others. Human history is replete with considerations of these issues. The faculty for this course hope to share in the art of wondering about some fundamental problems that shape the practice of the learned professional. Hopefully the student will develop an insatiable curiosity on subjects relevant to their future careers which may also lead to a life of continuous learning This course will contrast the views of Plato and Aristotle, Machiavelli, Gandhi and Hitler.