Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
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Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GOVT 4585 - [American Political Thought: The Founding]

(crosslisted)
(also AMST 4585 )(HB) (HA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Next offered 2014-2015. Co-meets with AMST 6585 /GOVT 6585 .

I. Kramnick.

Americans, especially politicians, love to cite the founders as the source of all wisdom. It is a peculiarly American reflex. This seminar explores the ideas and ideals of the founding generations, looking, for example, at their notions of the role of government, the importance of property and the place of religion in public life. (PT)



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