Foundations of the First Amendment Political thought from political practice to political philosophy. Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the freedom of expression, the Constitutional background for the Court's ruling, and the arguments for freedom of expression. Readings include works by J. S. Mill and John Milton. Ethics and Public Policy Contemporary studies in the standards that apply to national legislative and executive leaders and how they are explained, interpreted, and enforced. Seminar in Political Thought Examination of a particular topic or issue in political thought.
Content varies from year to year.
Offered subject to availability of faculty. Anglo-American Constitutional Thought Richard Hooker, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, and other Americans considered as guides to the much admired and imitated American experiment in writing a constitution. Revolutionary Political Thought Modern writings for and against revolution, including Rousseau's Discourses , Burke's Reflections , and Marx's Manifesto .