POL 241: Modern Political Theory In The Western World 3 credits This course explores the works of selected Western political philosophers from the Modern period in political theory, roughly 1400-1900 C.E. It includes political theorists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, and Marx. It explores questions like: How does an effective leader govern? What is the nature and extent of equality? How can stable political societies be constructed and maintained when there is widespread disagreement over the good?