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Instructor: Dr. Harbour
Office: Ruffner 228
Office telephone: 395-2219
Office hours:
MWF 10:00-11:00 TR 9:30-10:30
harbourwr@longwood.edu
Home phone: 315-0352
Table of Contents
Course Description
Texts
Course Objectives
Course Requirements
Class Schedule
Grading
Attendance Policy
Honor Code
Class Discussion
Critical Thinking Writing
Exercises
Taking Exams
Bibliography
Course Description:
Survey of modern political theories and philosophies, including the
contributions of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, and Marx.
Texts:
Niccolo Machiavelli, Selected Political Writings
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
John Locke, Treatise of Civil Government & A Letter Concerning
Toleration found in The Political Writings
Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Basic Political Writings (Collection of major
works)
Isaac Kramnick. Editor.
The Portable Enlightenment Reader
Leslie Thiele, Thinking Politics: Perspectives in Ancient, Modern, and
Postmodern Political Theory, Second Edition
There will also be online reading assignments listed in the Course Outline.
Students will also be required to purchase an electronic subscription to the New
York Times. This may be done by going
to the following website: http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/edu/lp1999.html?campaignId=384XU
Being aware of current political developments is important to good citizenship. Each exam will have at least one essay question requiring students to reflect on current political news stories as they deal with different points of view advocated by various political theorists.
On Reserve in Dr. Harbour’s Office:
Dante Germino,
Modern Western Political Thought: Machiavelli to Marx
James Wiser, Political Philosophy: A History of the Search for Order
The On-line Study Guide for this class may be found at: bh332g
Click Here for the on-line Study Guide for this
course. It includes questions to help reading and reflecting upon the
weekly and daily assignment as well as useful links to various web sources on
the thinkers and issues being addressed in those assignments.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a capacity for critical and analytical thought about issues central to political philosophy.
2. Demonstrate an ability to communicate their knowledge and beliefs about the principal thinkers and central themes found in the Western tradition of political philosophy both orally and in writing.
3. Discuss the ideas which constitute essential features of the Western political tradition.
4. Identify those values found in Western political thought which have helped to define the various notions of useful and responsible citizenship.
5. Discuss important philosophical and ethical issues associated with the political dimension of the human experience.
6. Interpret the meaning and significance of the symbols which influence political thought and action today.
7. Discuss the major ways in which political philosophy has influenced how political scientists try to understand politics.
8. Discuss how the theories and ideas articulated in Western political thought have shaped and been shaped by the dynamic social forces found in Western societies.
9. Identify the main themes and issues addressed by postmodern political theory.
This course satisfies Goal 13 (The Ethics Goal) of the new General Education requirements adopted by the University for students entering Longwood beginning in 2002-2003 as well as Goal 10 (The Ethics Goal) of the general education system existing for current students already in attendance prior to that time.
Goal 13: The ability to make informed, ethical choices and decisions and to
weigh the consequences of those
choices (junior or senior course, may be departmentally designated or
developed; three credits).
Outcomes: Students will
Identify
the ethical issues implicit in personal behavior and in the operation of
political, social, and economic
institutions.
Understand various
approaches to making informed and principled choices
Consider
how these approaches might be applied to conflicts in their personal and public
lives
Understand the impact of
individual and collective choices in society
General Education courses will have at least nine characteristics in common,
reflected in the nine General Education course
criteria. Together, they define what a General Education course is at
Longwood. Courses satisfying all goals except Goals 12
and 15 will:
1. teach a disciplinary mode of inquiry (e.g.,
literary analysis, statistical analysis, historical interpretation,
philosophical
reasoning, aesthetic judgment, the scientific method) and provide students with
practice in applying their disciplinary mode of
inquiry, critical thinking, or problem solving strategies.
2. provide examples of how disciplinary knowledge changes through creative applications of the chosen mode of inquiry.
3. consider questions of ethical values.
4. explore past, current, and future implications
(e.g., social, political, economic, psychological or philosophical) of
disciplinary
knowledge.
5. encourage consideration of course content from diverse perspectives.
6. provide opportunities for students to increase
information literacy through contemporary techniques of gathering,
manipulating, and analyzing information and data.
7. require at least one substantive written paper,
oral report, or course journal and also require students to articulate
information
or ideas in their own words on tests and exams.
8. foster awareness of the common elements among disciplines and the interconnectedness of disciplines.
9. provide a rationale as to why knowledge of this
discipline is important to the development of an educated citizen.
Class Schedule:
Click Here for the on-line
Study Guide for this course. It includes questions to help reading and
reflecting upon the weekly and daily assignment as well as useful links to
various web sources on the thinkers and issues being addressed in those
assignments.
Week 1 Introduction to modern political thought; Machiavelli
Jan. 16-20
Read: Machiavelli, The Prince; Thiele, Thinking
Politics, Introduction and Chpt. 1;
Britannica article on Ideology: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106294/ideology#230829.hook
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpts. 1 and 2; Wiser, Chpt. 6
Norton Critical Edition on
Machiavelli (especially articles by Strauss and Wolin)
Special Topics:
M:
Classes do not start at the university until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday – Monday
is the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – take note of various programs this
week given in honor of Dr. King
W:
What is political philosophy? What sets modern political thought apart
from the earlier Western tradition?
What does
Leslie Thiele say about the nature of political theory and the various ways of
theorizing?
What are political
ideologies?
F: What “lessons” did Machiavelli advance about
how a prince is to achieve and maintain power?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 1
After reading Thiele's views on what political philosophy attempts to do, write
a three page essay in which you explain what questions political philosophers
address and the methods they try to employ in dealing with basic social and
political issues. In this essay you need to demonstrate an understanding of how
political philosophers undertake their inquiries.
Week 2 Machiavelli
Jan. 23-27
Read: Machiavelli, The Prince and The
Discourses
Take a good look at the
following videos about Machiavelli: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IGBKu6qM7Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFdkDcdVSC8&feature=related
And you might look at a
contemporary interpretation of various rules of power by going to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYa6CBdfN78&feature=related
In relating The Prince
of Machiavelli to political realism, examine the 6 principles of political
realism advanced by Hans Morgenthau: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/morg6.htm
Also read this discussion
of political realism: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/realism-intl-relations/
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpts. 1 and 2; Wiser, Chpt. 6
Norton Critical Edition on Machiavelli
(especially articles by Strauss and Wolin)
Special Topics:
M:
What are the ethical and political implications of Machiavelli’s advice
that the prince should “learn how not to be
good"?
W:
What does Machiavelli admire about the ancient Roman republic?
F: How do the ideas advanced in The Prince
relate to the ideas advanced in The Discourse? What are his
contributions
to modern political
thought?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 2
After reading the Prince, write a three page essay in which you explain and
evaluate the ethical implications of Machiavelli's assertion that in politics
"one must learn how not to be good." Develop your own position
as to whether or not the central claims of what is called "political
realism" are ethically defensible.
Week 3 Wellsprings of modern political
thought; Hobbes
Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Read: Hobbes, Leviathan; Thiele, Chpt. 2
Optional Background Material:
Germino, Chpts. 1, 2, 3, 4; Wiser, Chpt.
6, 7, 8, 9
Special Topics:
M: What were some of the basic elements of Reformation
political thought?
W: From the standpoint of political theory, what were
the implications of what Wiser calls the intellectual revolution of the
Seventeenth century?
F: How does Hobbes view human nature? What does
Hobbes believe to be the most important laws of nature?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 3
After reading Hobbes theory about the "laws of nature," write a three
page essay in which you explain his argument that these laws constitute the
true moral philosophy. In this essay you should evaluate the claims
advanced by Hobbes and develop your own position as to whether or not ethics
should rest upon self interest.
Week 4 Hobbes
Feb. 6-10
Read: Hobbes, Leviathan
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 4; Wiser, chpt. 9
Special Topics:
M: How does Hobbes explain the origin and
justification for the existence and legitimate authority of the state?
W: What powers does Hobbes believe should belong
to any legitimate government? How does Hobbes try to explain
what causes the dissolution of governments?
F: NOTE: Your first test will be
given on Friday, Feb.10. It will count for 1/6 of your semester grade.
Week 5 Locke
Feb. 13-17
Read: Locke, The Second Treatise
and A Letter Concerning Toleration (found in The Political Writings
volume at the bookstore)
Optional Background Material: Germino Chpt. 5 and Wiser, Chpt. 10
Special Topics:
M: What does Locke say about toleration?
W: What does Locke say about human nature and
the origins of government?
F: What does Locke say about
freedom, property, and the basis of legitimate authority in society?
Are there
natural rights?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 4
After reading Locke's work on toleration, write a three page essay in which you
explain his main arguments for toleration and apply those arguments to
important issues in your own life regarding toleration. In this essay you
should also demonstrate how those arguments relate to contemporary issues
regarding our political, social, and economic institutions.
Week 6 Locke and the Enlightenment
Feb. 20-24
Read: Locke, The Second Treatise;
Kramnick, The Portable Enlightenment Reader
Examine these various listings of rights:
1776 The Virginia Declaration of Rights: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/virginia.asp
1776 Declaration of Independence: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: http://www.constitution.org/fr/fr_drm.htm
1789-1791 Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution: http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
http://www.legalmatch.com/lawyer-resource-center.html
1791 Declaration of the Rights of Woman: http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/americanstudies/lavender/decwom2.html
1941 Four Freedoms: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrthefourfreedoms.htm
1944 The Economic Bill of Rights: http://www.apj.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130&Itemid
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
One may also see some background on the debate regarding three generations of
human rights at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_generations_of_human_rights#Second-generation_human_rights
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 6; Wiser, Chpt. 11
Special Topics:
M: What is Locke’s vision of a good
society? What are the purposes of government? What are the rightful
powers of
government? What are the limits on the authority of government?
W: How did the Enlightenment challenge
traditional patterns of thought?
F: The Emergence of Feminist Thought
During the Enlightenment
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 5
After reading the works of some important 18th century feminists, write a three
page essay in which you explain the critique they advance regarding the ideas
of other Enlightenment thinkers and their society. In this essay you
should also develop your own position as to the merits of their critique and
the alternative ideas they advanced.
Week 7 The Enlightenment and Modern Liberalism
Feb. 27-March 2
Read: Kramnick, The
Portable Enlightenment Reader
Also read: Dr.
Peale’s Essay on Ethics On-line
Optional Background Material: Mill, Utilitarianism: http://www.utilitarianism.com/mill1.htm
and On Liberty: http://www.bartleby.com/130/
Germino, Chpts. 6 and 9; Wiser, Chpts. 11 and 14
Special Topics:
M: What are some of the most important political
implications of Enlightenment thinking?
What claims
were advanced by 18th century materialism and sensationalism?
W: What ideas about justice and the nature of
the good society were advanced by utilitarian thinkers such as Bentham
and
Mill? What ideas about ethics were advanced by these thinkers?
F: What were the most important
economic ideas advanced during the Enlightenment?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 6
After reading Bentham and Mill, write a three page essay in which you explain
the how utilitarianism suggests we should go about making ethical decisions in
own personal lives and in our social, economic, and political systems. In
this essay you should clearly state the criteria used by the utilitarian
approach and develop your own position as to whether or not you think this
theory is justifiable as a way to resolve ethical conflicts in our personal and
public lives.
Week 8 Modern Liberalism and Contemporary Liberalism
March 5-9
Read: Kramnick, The
Portable Enlightenment Reader
Thiele, Chpt. 5 pp. 100-118
Article on John Dewey: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dewey-political/
Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf
John Rawls, "A Kantian Conception of Equality" http://princetonindependent.com/issue01.03/item10c.html
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 10
Special Topics:
M: What contributions did Kant make to the
discussion of ethics? What were his contributions to modern liberalism?
How does the
Kantian approach to ethical and political issues differ from the utilitarian
approach to those issues?
W: What contributions did John Dewey, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and John Rawls make to contemporary
liberalism?
F: NOTE: Your second test will be
given on Friday, March 9. It will count for 1/6 of your semester grade.
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 7
After reading the selections from Kant in The Portable Enlightenment Reader,
write a three page in which you explain the basic claims of Kant’s ethical
theory. How does his understanding of
ethics differ from the utilitarian approach to ethics? How did Kant’s ethical theory influence his
political theory about the best form of government, law, and international
relations?
This essay is due on Friday.
SPRING BREAK MARCH 12-16
Week 9 Rousseau
March 19-23
Read: The
Social Contract, Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, and Discourse
on the Origin of Inequality found in The Basic Political Writings
For combined
versions of The Social Contract, Discourse on the Arts and Sciences,
and Discourse on the Origin of Inequality:
http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=638&layout=html
Or for the
individual works:
The Discourse
on the Origins of Inequality: http://www.constitution.org/jjr/ineq.htm
The Social
Contact: http://www.constitution.org/jjr/socon.htm
The Creed of a
Savoyard Priest:http://www.e-text.org/text/Rousseau%20-%20THE%20CREED%20OF%20A%20SAVOYARD%20PRIEST.txt
(From Emile)
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 7 and Wiser, Chpt. 12
Special Topics:
M: What does Rousseau have to say about human
nature? How does he explain the origin of inequality? Are some
inequalities
justifiable?
W: What is he trying to prove in his use of the
social contract theory? What is his picture of the good society and the
best form of
government?
F: What kind of critique does Rousseau
offer of existing societies and forms of government?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 8
After reading Rousseau's account of the origins of inequality and injustice in
the world, write a three page essay in which you explain Rousseau's view that
evil in the world is caused by faulty social, economic, and political
structures. In this essay you must also develop your own position on his
account of injustice. Basically you need to engage in the debate as to
whether evil in society is caused by bad people or by bad social systems. Do
bad choices by individuals cause social evils or do unjust social structures
create bad people?
Week 10 Utopian Socialism, Marx, Marxism, Nineteen Century
Radicalism, Communism, and Social Democracy
March 26-30
Read: Marx & Engels, The Communist
Manifesto: http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html
Thiele, Chpt. 5 pp. 139-154
Eduard Berstein: Evolutionary Socialism: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/bernstein-revsoc.html
Britannica Article on Saint-Simon: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9064947/Henri-de-Saint-Simon
Britannica Article on Auguste Comte: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9025064/Auguste-Comte
Britannica Article on Robert Owen: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9057793/Robert-Owen
Britannica Article on Charles Fourier: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9035043/Charles-Fourier
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Article on Hegel: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hegel/
Britannica Article on Eduard Bernstein: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078867/Eduard-Bernstein
Britannica Article on Lenin: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108666/Vladimir-Ilich-Lenin
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 14; Wiser, Chpt. 16, Wiser,
Chpt. 17, pp. 400-406
Special Topics:
M: What were the main claims of utopian
socialism and nineteenth century radicalism?
How does Marx
understand society? What is his method of analysis? What are the
central elements of historical
materialism?
How does Marx go about developing his critique of capitalism? What is the
vision of the good society put
forth by Marx?
W: How have some later thinkers modified the
theory advanced by Marx? What did Lenin contribute to the Marxist
tradition?
What are the main claims of Communism?
F: What are the principal ideas advanced
by social democratic theorists? How does the social democratic tradition
differ from
revolutionary socialism?
Extra topic for the entire week: What did
various nineteenth and twentieth century radicals say about social and economic
inequalities, the
nature of justice, and the best form of government? How do these
political theorists link together
fundamental
concerns of many different social sciences and provide insights that reveal the
connections between
thinkers in all
the social sciences and humanities?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 9
After reading Marx, write a three page essay in which you explain his method
(historical materialism) of analyzing society and how that method has
influenced different disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. How
does his mode of inquiry add to our understanding of social, economic, and
political developments? In this essay you must also demonstrate an
understanding of what his theory suggests about our moral and political
beliefs.
Week 11 Burkean Conservatism,
Contemporary Conservatism, and Fundamentalism
April 2-6
Read: Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in
France: http://www.constitution.org/eb/rev_fran.htm
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Article on Edmund Burke: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/burke/
Michael Oakeshott: "Rationalism in
Politics" http://www.conservativeforum.org/EssaysForm.asp?ID=6102
Essay on Communitarian Theory by Amitai Etzioni: http://www.conservativeforum.org/EssaysForm.asp?ID=12542
George Will, "The Case for Conservatism" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053002026.html
Do additional web-based research on contemporary conservative ideologies
Optional Background Material: Germino, Chpt. 8; Wiser, Chpt. 13; Harbour
volume
Special Topics:
M: How did Burke critique the Enlightenment and
the French Revolution? What was Burke’s vision of the good society?
W: How has conservative thought evolved?
What are the principal ideas advanced by contemporary schools of
conservative
thought?
F: What are the main criticisms of
existing societies advanced by rival versions of religious fundamentalism?
Critical Thinking Writing Exercise No. 10
After reading the selections by Burke and some contemporary conservatives, and
doing additional web-based research on contemporary conservative ideologies,
write a three page essay on the place of Burkean
ideas among conservatives today. Explain the extent to which his ideas
are still important to conservatives and the extent to which some on the
political right today have abandoned his ideas.
Week 12 Fascism and Anarchism
April 9-13
Read: Mussolini, "The Doctrine of Fascism" http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Germany/mussolini.htm
Emma Goldman, "Anarchism: What It Really Stands For" http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Writings/Anarchism/anarchism.html
Peter Kropotkin, "Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal" http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/kropotkin-peter/1890s/x01.htm
Mikhail Bakunin, "Marxism, Freedom, and the State" http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_Archives/bakunin/marxnfree.html#chap3
Special Topics:
M: What ideas about society were put forth by
fascism and nazism?
W: How did anarchists critique existing
societies?
F: NOTE: You will have your third
test on Friday, April 13. It will count for 1/6 of your semester grade.
Week 13 Feminism, Environmentalism, Beyond Ideology, and
Friedrich Nietzsche
April 16-20
Read: Thiele, Chpt. 5
pp. 118-139
Also check out the material found at the following sites and its links:
Senaca Falls Declaration of Sentiments: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage1848/a/seneca_declartn.htm
Petra Kelly: http://peopleinaction.com/petrakelly/
Aldo Leopold, The Land Ethic: http://home.btconnect.com/tipiglen/landethic.html
Green Party Platform: http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/intro.html#998204
Betty Friedan, excerpts: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/betty_friedan.htm
Kate Millett, Sexual Politics: http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/millett-kate/sexual-politics.htm
Betty Friedan, Interview: http://www.pbs.org/fmc/interviews/friedan.htm
Betty Friedan, The Problem That Has No Name: http://www.h-net.org/~hst203/documents/friedan1.html
Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex: http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/firestone-shulamith/dialectic-sex.htm
Friedrich Nietzsche: http://www.pitt.edu/~wbcurry/nietzsche.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/
Special Topics:
M: What are the most important ideas advanced by
modern feminism?
W: How do environmentalist theories challenge
modern society?
F: How do "beyond
ideology" theorists challenge all modern ideologies?
Week 14 Postmodern Political Theory
April 23-27
Read: Thiele, Thinking Politics, Chpts. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Special Topics:
M: What does Thiele say about politics, power,
and the public good? How does Thiele distinguish modern from
postmodern
political theory?
W: What does postmodern political theory say
about identity and difference? What is the role of feminist theory in
debates over
identity and difference?
F: What does Thiele mean by terms
like “statecraft” and “soulcraft?"
What does postmodern theory say about
irony
and ideology?
April 27 Last day of Classes
April 28 Reading Day
April 30 – May 4 Final
Exam Period
Your final exam will be given on
Wednesday, May 2 at 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and will count for 1/6 of
your semester grade. It will be a comprehensive essay examination.
May 12 Commencement
Course Requirements:
Three Tests
Total scores on ten critical thinking writing exercise
Contribution to class discussion
Final comprehensive exam
Grading:
Your grade will be based upon three
tests given during the course of the semester, combined score on 10 critical
thinking writing exercises, your contributions to class discussion, and a final
exam. Each of these will count for 1/6 of your semester grade. All tests will
involve an essay format. The final examination will be comprehensive.
Grading: This course
uses the + and – grading scale.
The total
possible number of points to earn for the course is 600. Grades will be assigned according to the
following percentages:
A+ = 98-100%
A = 92-97%
A-
= 90-91%
B+ = 88-89%
B = 82-87%
B-
= 80-81%
C+ = 78-79%
C = 72-77%
C-
= 70-71%
D+ = 68-69%
D = 62-67%
D- = 60-61%
F = 59% and
below
Students with
Disabilities:
If you have
a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in
this course, please let me know at the beginning of the semester or when given
an assignment for which an accommodation is required. The Director of Disability Support Services
can be reached at x2391.
Attendance Policy:
The attendance policy for this course is the University policy found in the University
Catalog and Student Handbook.
Honor Code:
Students are expected to live by the Longwood University Honor Code. All work
done for the class must be pledged. Your instructor will not tolerate any form
of cheating.
Class Discussion:
Students are expected to make contributions to class discussion. Your
grade in this regard will be based upon participation during the semester.
Ten Critical Thinking Writing
Exercises: You will write ten 3 page essays during the course of
the semester. The topics for these short essays are listed in the course
outline. Each paper is worth 10 points and is due at the begining of class on the Friday of each week for which a
paper is due. Late papers will lose points.
The papers will follow the Turabian format.
A shorter version of that style manual can be found on the History style
manual at the following web address: <http://www.longwood.edu/history/HDPTSTS2.htm>
There will be more help on developing these papers
found in the Study Guide for the course. Click HERE for the online
Study Guide for this course.
Taking Exams:
Exams must be taken on time. You are expected to provide proof for
any legitimate reason (illness, participation in a University-sponsored
activity, or recognizable emergency) you have for missing an exam. Having
another test on the dame day or having problems with the person you are dating
are not valid reasons for missing a test.
Bibliography:
Required Reading:
Machiavelli, Selected Political Writings
Hobbes, Leviathan
Locke, Treatise of Civil Government & A Letter Concerning Toleration
Rousseau, The Essential Rousseau
Kramnick, The Portable Enlightenment Reader
Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
Marx, Selected Writings in Sociology & Social Philosophy
Thiele, Thinking Politics: Perspectives in Ancient, Modern, and Postmodern
Political Theory
On Reserve:
Dante Germino, Modern Western
Political Thought: Machiavelli to Marx
James Wiser, Political Philosophy: A History of the Search for Order
(There will be a few assigned chapters from the above
two volumes. Other selections will also be placed on
reserve for either required reading or optional
background material.)
Suggested Reading or Reference:
Hannah Arendt. The Human Condition
Cesare Beccaria.
On Crimes and Punishments
Eduard Bernstein. Evolutionary Socialism
Edmund Burke. Reflections on the
Revolution in France
Jeremy Bentham. Fragment on Government; An Introduction to the Principles of Morals And Legislation
William E. Connolly. Identity and Difference
Marquis de Condorcet. Sketch of a Historical
Portrait of the Human Mind
Simone de Beauvoir. The Second Sex
Betty Friedan. The Feminine Mystique
Georg Hegel. Philosophy of Right
Thomas Hobbes. Leviathan
Immanuel Kant. Foundations of the Metaphysics of
Morals; The Metaphysical Elements of
Justice
John Locke. Essay Concerning Human Understanding;
Letter Concerning Toleration; Second Treatise of Government
James Lovelock. Gaia: A New Look At Life On
Earth
Jean-Francois Lyotard. The
Postmodern Condition
Niccolo Machiavelli. The Discourse;
The Prince
Herbert Marcuse. One-Dimentional
Man
Karl Marx. The Communist Manifesto
John Stuart Mill. On Liberty; Utilitarianism
Baron De Montesquieu. The Spirit of the Laws
Thomas More. Utopia
Friedrich Nietzsche. On the Genealogy of Morals
Lenin. What Is To Be Done?
John Rawls. A Theory of Justice
Jean Jacques Rousseau. A Discourse on the Origin of InequalityAmong Men; The
Social Contract
Adam Smith. The Wealth of Nations
Herbert Spencer. Man Versus
The State
Eric Voegelin. The New
Science of Politics
Mary Wollstonecraft. A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Some Secondary Sources and Collections of Readings of Primary Sources:
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