American Pol Thought

Spring 2014

American Political Thought

Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-334

Formerly listed as: POSC-34

Faculty

Description

[AP, PT] [PT - starting with the Class of 2015] This course is a study of aspects of the canon of American political thought. While examining the roots of American thought in Puritanism and Quakerism, the primary focus will be on American transcendentalism and its impact on subsequent thought. Among those whose works we are likely to consider are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Walt Whitman, W.E.B. DuBois, William James, Jane Addams, John Dewey, Martin Luther King, Hannah Arendt, Richard Rorty, and Stanley Cavell.

Not open to first-year students. Spring semester. Professor Dumm.

Course times and locations

POSC 334 - L/D

Section 01
M 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM OCTA 200
W 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM OCTA 200

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.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
0156512696	The Liberal Tradition in America	Houghton Harcourt	Louis Hartz		Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2018-19: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017