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About the Course

What is the purpose of government? Why should we have a State? What kind of State should we have? Even within a political community, there may be sharp disagreements about the role and purpose of government. Some want an active, involved government, seeing legal and political institutions as the means to solve our most pressing problems, and to help bring about peace, equality, justice, happiness, and to protect individual liberty. Others want a more minimal government, motivated, perhaps, by some of the disastrous political experiments of the 20th Century, and the thought that political power is often just a step away from tyranny. In many cases, these disagreements arise out of deep philosophical disagreements. All political and legal institutions are built on foundational ideas. In this course, we will explore those ideas, taking the political institutions and political systems around us not as fixed and unquestionable, but as things to evaluate and, if necessary, to change. We will consider the ideas and arguments of some of the world’s most celebrated philosophers, including historical thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Mary Wollstonecraft, and John Stuart Mill; and more contemporary theorists such as Elizabeth Anderson, Isaiah Berlin, Thomas Christiano, Frantz Fanon, Amy Gutmann, Friedrich Hayek, Robert Nozick, Martha Nussbaum, Julius Nyerere, Ayn Rand, John Rawls, Peter Singer, and Kok-Chor Tan. The aim of the course is not to convince you of the correctness of any particular view or political position, but to provide you with a deeper and more philosophically-informed basis for your own views, and, perhaps, to help you better understand the views of those with whom you disagree....

Top reviews

CP

Oct 7, 2021

This course actually helped me understand the vast ideologies of various political thinkers in a brief way. Thanks to the creator who made learning fun and easy.

AE

Dec 23, 2020

I like how convenient it is for us especially that I am still a student in a university and I didn't really have to struggle managing this course.

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By PAULA A M V

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Nov 27, 2022

La revisión entre pares no me parece adecuada.

By Sanjar Y

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Oct 20, 2020

No certificate???

By Najm U

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Sep 10, 2023

No Certificate

By Gabriela V D B

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Jan 30, 2025

Está muy bueno el curso, tengo una pregunta, como puedo comprar mi certificado? 😭 Lo que pasa es que estaba en un programa, y el programa finalizó, ahora, me salí del curso como dos veces, creyendo que había un problema, pq no me podía graduar, pero resulta que después de tanto tiempo me gradué, pero ahora sin el programa, entonces no puedo tener mi certificado, ahora que me gradué, como puedo comprar el certificado por mi mismo? 😭

By VICTOR A G V

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Feb 16, 2023

Muy buen profesor, aunque es algo monótono posee mucho conocimiento y te anima a continuar por el contenido que ofrece. El contenido es adecuado para hacerte reflexionar y dejarte con bastantes libros, obras y datos históricos para investigar.

By محمد ب

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Mar 1, 2022

An excellent course, I did not find it difficult, but I was late in completing it because I was busy with some other courses, and my average was 100/100 without the need to repeat. Thank you for these scholarships

By JOSE A C C

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Feb 26, 2023

me parecer que esta muy bien en curso y tiene informacion interesante y que te hacer prensa srobre todo en la socienda en la que vivimos

By Ryan C

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Feb 14, 2023

Complete the reading portions in entirety. Although it will be a long journey, it will open up your mind to a diverse set of ideas.

By KAREN B C R

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Feb 25, 2023

me parecio muy interesante todo el contenido que se nos ofrecio en este curso acerca de los temas abordados en cada modulo

By Constance W

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Jul 5, 2022

very interesting, a lot of work compared to my previous moocs but those ones were especially interesting and challenging.

By JAIME D J S M

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Feb 20, 2023

excelente, muy completo ayuda a ver y reflexionar desde otras perspectivas o puntos de vista.

By YEIMY G L I

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Feb 24, 2023

En lo personal me gusto muchísimo. Felicitaciones a nuestros maestros por enseñarnos tanto.

By Najib A A A A

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Sep 28, 2020

The course is very important to me and all students for start learning in political science

By JEENA G J

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Nov 1, 2020

The course is understandable and awesome. Got a lot of knowledge by this online platform.

By Abdullah K

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Nov 18, 2020

Good Course for those who need to know the purpose of government or state and its role.

By AYDEE C O R

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Dec 12, 2022

Es un curso muy interesante y que ayudara mucho a mi desarrollo profesional

By ABEL E M L

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Feb 13, 2023

Me gustó mucho, muy completo, lo único malo es que no emiten certificado

By DANIEL A C R

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Feb 12, 2023

Completo, detallado, muy claro y las actividades enriquecedoras.

By RUTH A V M

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Feb 2, 2023

Excelente curso, aunque me hubniera gustado que fuera más temas.

By Sumit R

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Jan 14, 2025

Wonderful course, very detailed and analytical. Learnt a lot.

By Alyssa M

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Jul 9, 2020

Loved this class so much that I just signed up for part 2!

By Amara F

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Jul 13, 2023

The course is good I gather a lot of knowledge through it

By Anisur R

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Dec 27, 2020

I have completed the course. How do I get a certificate?

By Paul M

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Jul 28, 2024

Revolutionary Ideas, Utility justice, equality, freedom.

By Cristine J D

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Dec 8, 2020

Very understandable lessons, interesting, and fun course