Intro Political Theory

Fall 2011

An Introduction to Political Theory

Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-110

Formerly listed as: POSC-10

Faculty

Andrew Poe (Section 01)

Description

[PT] This course is an introduction to political theory, examining the assumptions that allow the various forms of politics to operate as they do. It is divided into three parts: The first investigates the problems of foundations--what politics is and where we can find its limits; the second explores the politics in our ordinary lives--the politics that determine how we interact with our families and friends, and how we choose to live in our private lives; the third deals with the costs that may come from sharing our world. Throughout, we will use a variety of resources--philosophic, literary, cultural, cinematic, and historical--to develop ways of engaging our political world, unraveling those very assumptions we choose to live by.

Fall semester.  Visiting Professor Poe. 

Cost: 32.00 ?

Course times and locations

POSC 110 - L/D

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 108
W 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 108

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Book Store	Price
0140439218	Protestant Ethic and the 'Spirit' of Capitalism and Other Writings	Penguin Group	Max Weber	Amherst Books	TBD
0143039903	On Revolution	Penguin Group	Hannah Arendt	Amherst Books	TBD
0156767503	The Road to Wigan Pier	Harvest Books	George Orwell	Amherst Books	TBD
0226307921	Sophocles I : Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone	University of Chicago Press	Sophocles	Amherst Books	TBD
0226500446	The Prince	Univ. of Chicago Press	Niccolo Machiavelli	Amherst Books	TBD
0521398371	Political writings	Cambridge Univ. Press	Immanuel Kant	Amherst Books	TBD
0521484006	Aristotle : The Politics and the Constitution of Athens	Cambridge University Press	Aristotle	Amherst Books	TBD
087220068X	On The Social Contract	Hacket Publishing	Jean-Jacques Rousseau	Amherst Books	TBD
9780872201361	Republic (Hackett Classics)	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.	Plato	Amherst Books	From $7.64-$19.97
0915144433	On Liberty	Hackett Publishing Co.	John Stuart Mill	Amherst Books	TBD
1903436591	King Lear	Arden Shakespeare	William Shakespeare	Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012