The Moral Basis of Politics
GOVT 159
Spring 2022
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
An introduction to upper-level courses in political theory, this course offers an introductory survey of political theory from ancient Athens to 20th-century North America, Asia, and Europe. We will read, discuss, and write about works authored by a number of seminal political thinkers. In doing so, we will encounter and evaluate diverse answers to some of the central questions in the analysis of politics: What is politics and where does it take place? What does it mean to exercise political rule? What is justice? How are political societies legitimately founded? What is the place of revolution in politics? What is power and how does it operate in political life? How is democracy intertwined with struggles against social oppression? |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(CSCT)(EDST)(GOVT)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Sophocles I (Oedipus Trilogy), Chicago, 3rd ed. 9780226311517
Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates, 3rd ed. Hackett 9780872205543
*Nicolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Hackett 0 87220 316 6 {E}
Jean Paul Sartre, No Exit and Three Other Plays, Vintage 0 679 72516 4
Albert Camus, Caligula and Three Other Plays Vintage 0-394-70207-7
Franz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Grove 0802141323
Mahatma Gandhi, Selected Political Writings Hackett 0 87220 330 1
*Plato, The Republic Hackett 0 87220 136 8 {E}
*Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Grand Inquisitor," Hackett 978-0-87220-193-4
*John Locke, A Letter Concerning Toleration Hackett 0 915145 60X
The Federalist Papers Signet 97804515288810
*John Stuart Mill, On Liberty Hackett 0 915144 43 3 {E}
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 short papers; 2 6-8 pp papers; final exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Chakravarti,Sonali Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 17 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 3 | Unranked: 9 |
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