Academics>>Dominican College Catalog 2012-2013>>Undergraduate Course Offerings>>Sociology, Anthropology Courses>>SO 446V Liberty and Leaders (3)
SO 446V Liberty and Leaders (3)
An exploration of issues in our understanding and assessment of national leaders, with particular reference to George Washington, Simon Bolivar, and the struggles for independence in the Americas; questions include why we call some leaders good and others bad, what their rights and responsibilities are, and how we decide if they have succeeded or failed. Readings of major political thinkers such as Plato, Machiavelli, and de Tocqueville.
