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PSCI0101Y-F23

Intro to Political Philosophy
Discussion

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 the some or all of the following texts: Plato, Apology of Socrates, Republic; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics; Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War; St. Augustine, Confessions; 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)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91311
Subject Code:
PSCI
Course Number:
0101
Section Identifier:
Y

Course

PSCI 0101

All Sections in Fall 2023

Fall 2023

PSCI0101A-F23 Lecture (Dry)
PSCI0101Y-F23 Discussion (Dry)
PSCI0101Z-F23 Discussion (Dry)