Chapters VI.-VIII. are concerned with English political theory, and bring its history down to Hobbes. In particular the political philosophy of the Puritan revolution claims attention. Thomas ...

Books & the Arts / June 9, 2025 Free From What? Quentin Skinner and the contested 
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Whatever the reason, political theory is a wonderful addition to any UW degree and fosters strong writing and analytical thinking skills. It serves as great preparation for grad school or a career in ...

Students must complete the overview in section I, any one of four historical periods from section II.A, and any one of four fields from section II.B. This is preparation for the 90-minute written exam ...

In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we unpack the arguments of the prison abolition movement and the history of how we got here. The United States incarcerates more people than any ...

They keep making art that interrogates our history and issues of the day. I'm Ellie Anderson and this is Crash Course Political Theory. [THEME MUSIC] My journey started, once again ...

Our department includes the study of both the history of ideas and contemporary political and social theory, with strengths in critical theory, modern and postmodern political theory, feminist and ...

THIS work was projected by the late Dr. Todhunter on the same lines as his well-known Histories of the “Theory of Probabilities” of the “Figure of the Earth” and of the “Calculus of ...

Apart from his work in the classroom, he was engaged throughout the active period of his life in writing a “History of Political Philosophy,” and the studies for this, some of which were left ...

Lindsay to discuss how Henry Wallace might have changed history had he and not Harry Truman succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as president. A dramatic and powerful new perspective on the political ...