Contemporary Political Theory
GOVT 339
Spring 2021 not offered
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Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
How shall we get along? This course examines some important 20th and 21st century theories of politics. Major issues include the role of reason and emotion in grounding the basic principles of our political lives, the conceptual foundations of liberal and civic republican democracy, and critiques of liberalism from communitarian, critical theory, and postmodern perspectives. We will explore what political theory can be today. This course, together with GOVT337 and GOVT338, provides a survey of major Western political theories; at least two of these courses are recommended for students concentrating in political theory. |
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: (CSCT)(GOVT)(GOVT-Theory) |
Major Readings:
Camus, THE REBEL Arendt, THE HUMAN CONDITION Beauvoir, THE SECOND SEX Jouvenel, THE PURE THEORY OF POLITICS Oakeshott, RATIONALISM IN POLITICS AND OTHER ESSAYS Freud, CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS Foucault, THE FOUCAULT READER Rawls, JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS, A RESTATEMENT MacIntyre, AFTER VIRTUE
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Examinations and Assignments: One or two essays; midterm paper; class presentation and paper; final exam. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Some background in social or political theory -- from GOVT, SOC. HIST, PHIL, CSS, OR COL -- is helpful. |
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