Florida International University

Constant Two Liberties

Karl Marx ()—born in German Rhineland to Jewish parents who converted to Christianity just before Karl’s birth • entered the University of Bonn in 1835 to study law, but had to withdraw because he spent too much time drinking and partying • transferred to the University of Berlin, but turned to study of philosophy after exposure to the ideas of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Course Overview • what is means to study modern political theory • unlike most other courses in Political Science (or the social sciences more generally), as a political theory course we will focus on concepts and theories developed in works of political philosophy • as a course in modern political theory, we will focus mainly on how power is exercised • as for the modern part of MPT, we will examine major ideas and recurring themes in political thought of major thinkers of modernity...

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.

Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.