Topics will vary. Theories of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas. Theories of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Marx, and Lenin. Various schools of social theory are reviewed and related to policy formation, analysis and implementation. Includes virtue theory, social contract theory, deontology and utilitarianism with major arguments for and against.
Examination is through theory and case studies.
Readings drawn from case studies in current public policy journals. Explores, on an advanced level, modern and traditional philosophical questions, problems, and approaches to and within different cultural settings. Student should have at least an acquaintance with a second language and some multicultural experience. Writing the senior thesis in philosophy. Contact Us Send comments or questions to the UAF Admissions Office .