Political Thought: Plato to Modernity (POLS2302)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
GT223
Recommended prerequisite
POLS1101 or POLS1301
Assessment methods
Assignment and tutorial work
Course enquiries
Doctor Nicholas Heron (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Nicholas Heron
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Relationship between politics and philosophy, examines the evolution of political understanding from Plato and Aristotle through the medieval realm to the modern transformation of political understanding and the attempt to situate the political in terms of reason and science The course will also consider the relevance of this thinking, if any, to contemporary political practice.
