POSC 150 — Introduction to Political Theory
A comparative and conceptual analysis of the principal ideological and philosophical approaches to government. This course surveys the important political ideas and alternatives which have been suggested from ancient to modern times. A major emphasis of the course will be to introduce and clarify for the student the basic aspects of nationalism, democracy, Orthodox Marxism, anarchism, philosophical conservatism, New Left thought, feminism, environmentalism, transhumanism, fundamentalism, and fascism. (C-ID POLS 120) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-4, CSU-D, IGETC-4, Cal-GETC-4)