Overview
Description
This course offers an analytical and critical survey of political theory from Ancient Greece through the Renaissance. Readings may include Thucydides, Plato, Sophocles, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Dante, and Machiavelli. Topics may include the origins of the state and political authority, pre-modern understandings of morality and justice, the ethics of imperialism and war, and democratic and non-democratic models of citizenship.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO12
Related Courses
Cross Listed With PSC 323
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of major questions and debates in ancient and medieval political theory.
- critically read, analyze, and interpret the most important works of ancient and medieval political theory.
- explore rival theoretical frameworks derived from pre-modern understandings of philosophy, science, and religion.
- discuss the alternative understandings of justice, the state, imperialism, citizenship, and religion present in ancient and medieval political theory.
- utilize the ancient and medieval political theory to critically evaluate and interpret modern and contemporary political, social, and economic life.