Forms of Freedom: Anarchism, Socialism, and Communitarianism
GOVT 342
Fall 2011 not offered
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What is freedom, and what political forms might it take? We will examine 19th- to 21st-century anarchist, socialist, and communitarian thought in Europe and America: ideas of communal freedom and individual liberty; the state and civil society; deliberation and emotion; authority, technology, power, and passion. Also, how are theory and action joined in these theories and movements? |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT)(GOVT-Theory) |
Major Readings:
Bookchin, "The Forms of Freedom"
Guerin, NO GODS NO MASTERS. AN ANTHOLOGY OF ANARCHISM
Tucker, ed., MARX-ENGELS READER
Kropotkin, MUTUAL AID
Orwell, HOMAGE TO CATALONIA
Camus, THE REBEL
MacIntyre, AFTER VIRTUE
Jouvenel, THE PURE THEORY OF POLITICS
Avineri and de-Shalit, eds., COMMUNITARIANISM & INDIVIDUALISM
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class presentation and paper; two essays; final project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Some background in social or political theory -- from GOVT, SOC, HIST, PHIL, RELI, CSS, or COL -- is helpful.
This course is part of the Political Theory concentration in the Government major. |
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