114082 Political Philosophy

Lehrende: Dr. Dan Corjescu

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar

Orga-Einheit: Sociology, Politics & Economics

Anzeige im Stundenplan: Pol. Phil.

Semesterwochenstunden: 3

Credits: 6,0
Hinweis: In Ihrer Prüfungsordnung können abweichende Credits festgelegt sein.

Standort: Campus der Zeppelin Universität

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 10 | 35

Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung

Inhalte:
This course is a general survey course covering some of the major ideas and visions to be found through the ages in various works of political philosophy.

Accordingly, we will read both original works and some secondary literature related to them with the parallel goal of fostering close readings and lively discussions.


 

Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
Course Expectations/Grading:
This class will be run as a seminar. Class participation, close readings, and an end of the semester term paper of 12 to 15 pages will be required.  The term paper topic will be chosen in consultation with myself.

Literatur:
!!!THE FOLLOWING ARE TO BE READ BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS!!!

• Plato and Aristotle in Cahn, Steven M. Political philosophy: the essential texts. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
  
• The entire volume of Abramson, Jeffrey B. 2009. Minerva's owl: the tradition of western political thought. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
  
• And Part One and Part Two in Dahl, Robert A. 1989. Democracy and its critics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  

• Abramson, Jeffrey B. 2009. Minerva's owl: the tradition of western political thought. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
  
• Cahn, Steven M. Political philosophy: the essential texts. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
  
• Dahl, Robert A. 1989. Democracy and its critics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  
• Wolin, Sheldon S. 2016. Politics and vision. Princeton: Princeton University Press.