AP/SOSC2571 6.0 A: Intro. to Social and Political Thought
Offered by: SOSC
Session
Fall 2025
Term
Y
Format
SEMR
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
Provides a broad introduction to the interdisciplinary study of modern social and political thought. Through critical readings and analyses of primary texts, students become familiar with the rise of the liberal tradition, focusing on critiques, defences and developments of its conceptions of the modern world. Previously offered as: AP/SOSC 2571 9.00.
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