Political Language: Common Uses/ Precise Meanings (Drake Hall)

Politics and religion share a common predicament - there often are discrepancies between how terms and concepts are used in everyday language and how they are defined in traditions of theological and political ideas. This course has a simple purpose: to illustrate this pattern and to move our political discussions closer to language that has a more precise and specific meaning helping us talk to each other rather than past each other. Terms such as democracy, fascism, communism, socialism, liberal, conservative, radical, reactionary, revolutionary, populism, anarchy, republic, and others will be explored.   

Dr. Bob Hoffert, a CSU emeritus professor, and dean focused his teaching and research in political philosophy on the US political founding. His most recent publication is The 1960s Segregated South: Youth's Zeal and Aged Reflections. During this time of reactionary degeneration, Bob is renewed by the competent decency of his daughters and the zest and promise of his grandchildren. 

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