This graduate-level seminar explores selections from the canon of Western political thought from the late fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. Throughout the course, we will engage in close textual readings of individual thinkers and consider some of the larger questions raised by political modernity. The theme of the course differs from year to year. All MA and Undergraduate Students will need a permission code to enroll.
3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit
This graduate-level seminar explores selections from the canon of Western political thought from the late fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. Throughout the course, we will engage in close textual readings of individual thinkers and consider some of the larger questions raised by political modernity. The theme of the course differs from year to year. All MA and Undergraduate Students will need a permission code to enroll.
Offered in Spring 2026 at Stanford University.