Recent SemestersSummer 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size30–45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D8DescriptionThis course is for students interested in the relationship between political systems and philosophy, and is especially relevant for students interested in political science, philosophy, and law. The course introduces the history and development of political thought, and considers the justification of the state, interpretations of justice, systems of government, conceptions of rights and distributions of goods, and justification for civil disobedience, among other topics. 