Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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PSCI 0101

Intro to Political Philosophy

Introduction to Political Philosophy
What is politics and how should it be studied? Is there a best regime? A best way of life? How are these two things related, if at all? Can we gain knowledge of such topics? We will examine these questions through a study of some or all of the following texts: Plato, Apology of Socrates, Republic; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics; Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War; St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Summa Contra Gentiles; Machiavelli, The Prince; Hobbes, Leviathan; Locke, Second Treatise on Government; Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men; Marx, The Communist Manifesto, The German Ideology, Capital; and Weber, Science as a Vocation. 4 hrs. lect./disc. (Political Theory)
Subject:
Political Science
Department:
Political Science
Division:
Social Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
EUR PHL SOC
Equivalent Courses:

Sections in Fall 2024, AY MA/DML LS Session A

Fall 2024

PSCI0101A-F24 Lecture (Dry)
PSCI0101Y-F24 Discussion (Dry)
PSCI0101Z-F24 Discussion (Dry)