Appropriate for First Year students.
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MWF | White Hall 110 | Owen, James Judd. | HAP. | 4 | 3198 | TBA. |
August 29, 2012- December 11, 2012
Prerequisites: Limited to Freshmen and Sophomores
Catalog Description: Introduction to select perennial themes in the history of political philosophy.
Semester Details: Politics is necessarily concerned with questions of good and bad, just and unjust, prudent and imprudent; and political theory is simply the study of these comprehensive questions as they arise out of political life itself. Specific topics in this introductory class will vary--the problem of justice, the nature of political ambition and great leadership throughout the ages, the character of the best form of government--but all will be explored by means of a careful examination of a handful of classic writings, ancient as well as modern.
Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources
- 1994. Leviathan. ISBN: 9780872201774.Hackett Publications.
- 2012. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. ISBN: 9780226026756.University of Chicago Press.
- 1984. The Politics. ISBN: 9780226026695.University of Chicago Press.
Grading
| Assignment/Exam | Details | % of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance & Participation | NA | |
| Weekly Quizzes | NA | |
| Midterm Examination | NA | |
| Final Examination | NA |
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