History of Political Ideas Course
The History of Political Ideas Course traces key thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. It explores the evolution of concepts like justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights, applying them to contemporary issues such as climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance. Students develop strong analytical, research, and writing skills for producing rigorous, well-argued reports on today's political debates in the humanities and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a clear path through major political thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, Arendt, Foucault, and Rawls. Learners trace the development of ideas like justice, sovereignty, liberty, and rights, then apply them to modern challenges including climate policy, migration, inequality, and digital surveillance while honing analytical, research, and writing skills for effective reports.
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Develop skills
- Analyze classical political texts to extract core concepts for modern debates.
- Compare liberal, socialist, and conservative ideas in current policy conflicts.
- Critically assess power, discourse, and marginalization using Foucault and others.
- Apply Rawls, Arendt, and Marx to issues like inequality, climate, and migration.
- Produce a concise, well-cited 1,500–2,000 word analytical political report.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
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