POL 3312 Political Regimes: Ancients, Christians, and the Advent of Modernity
An examination of ancient, Christian and modern conceptions of the human soul, morality and the political order. Focuses on the works of Plutarch, St. Augustine and Machiavelli. Special attention is paid to the different analyses of the Roman Republic and the Empire and the ways of life found in each.
Offered
Fall and Spring