POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY in Fall 2024 (PL2003A)

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Political philosophy forms that branch of philosophy that reflects on the specificity of the political. Why are humans, as Aristotle argued, political animals? How are they political? What are the means and ends of the political, and how best does one organize the political with such questions in mind? The course offers a topic-oriented approach to the fundamental problems underlying political theory and practice.

Course Master: 
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (PL2003)
Term: 
Fall 2024
Discipline: 
PL (Philosophy)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Cross Listed: 
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY in Fall 2024 (PO2003A)
Exam Date: 
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 09:00
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Mastery of key concepts
  2. Development of rigorous, critical thinking about the political
  3. Competence in written and oral exposition of philosophical and political concepts
  4. (Philosophical reading and argumentation) Reconstruct, step by step, a philosophical argument concerning one of the themes of this course from premise to conclusion
  5. (Written expression) Write a philosophy essay, focusing on the clear presentation of a critical analysis of a primary text so as to produce an argument that answers a philosophical question
  6. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)
  7. Civic and Ethical Engagement: Students will demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations relating to specific societal problems, values, or practices (historical or contemporary; global or local) and learn to articulate possible solutions to prominent challenges facing societies and institutions today so as to become engaged actors at various levels in our interconnected world (CCI LO4)

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
Second Treatise of Government
Locke, John
Oxford University Press
9780198732440
Discipline and Punish
Foucault, Michel
Penguin Classics
9780241386019
Leviathan
Hobbes, Thomas
Hackett
9780872201774
Basic Political Writings
Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Hackett
9781603846738
Cannibal Capitalism
Fraser, Nancy
9781804292587

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, September 2, 2024
End Date: 
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
09:00
10:20
PL-3
Friday
09:00
10:20
PL-3