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The course
An exploration of ideas of freedom in the rise of the modern age from the 18th and 19th centuries, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Democratic Revolutions. Thinkers studied include Rousseau, Burke, and Wollstonecraft
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The particulars
Prerequisites
POL200Y1/POL200Y5/(POLC70H3,POLC71H3)
Exclusions
POL320Y1/POL320Y5/POLC73H3/POLC74H3
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Pathways
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Opens onto
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Reading the code
POLPolitical ScienceDepartment of Political Science
320300-levelYear of study this course sits in
HHalf course0.5 credit (FCE)
1St. GeorgeDowntown Toronto campus
FFall sessionFirst term, Sept–Dec 2026