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Laurence Cooper

Professor of Political Science, Political Science and International Relations

Education & Professional History

New York University, MA; Duke University, MA; PhD


At Carleton since 1997.

Current Courses

  • Fall 2024
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 260: "A Savage Made to Inhabit Cities": The Political Philosophy of Rousseau
  • Winter 2025
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 160: Political Philosophy
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    POSC 251: Science and Humanity
  • Spring 2025
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 252: Theoretical Foundations of the American Regime
  • Fall 2025
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 250: Kings, Tyrants, Philosophers: Plato's Republic
  • Winter 2026
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 160: Political Philosophy
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    POSC 256: Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil
  • Spring 2026
    IDSC 251: Windows on the Good Life
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    POSC 232: PS Lab: Political Philosophy and the Art of Reading
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    POSC 352: Political Theory of Alexis de Tocqueville