POSC 122: Skepticism and Liberalism

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour

Catalog page 540

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Explores the origins of the modern way of thinking about politics (i.e., liberalism in a sense that includes both conservatives and liberals) by the ancient and early modern skeptics such as Montaigne, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 122 or POSC 122S.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2018-19 70/71 70/71