Předmět Classics of Political Thought (JPB578)

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SYLLABUS Classics of Political Thought- JMP578Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague Instructor: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. ETCS: 5 credits Prerequisites: None[Kurz vhodný pro bakalářski studijní obor Politologie a mezinárodní vztahy] PLACE: Jinonice campus, classroom J3014TIME: Tuesday, 12.30-14.00 CONTACTS:Email: janusz.salamon at univ-oxford.comOffice hours: Thurdsday, 12:30-14:00, Jinonice campus, office 3101 1. Course objectivesThe aim of this course is to enable students to explore the key ideas of some of the greatest minds in the history of political philosophy by studying representative fragments of their works. In the course of the semester we will explore some of the most important philosophical questions that shape the way we understand and act in the world of politics. We will read selections from the seminal works of ancient as well as modern political thinkers and tackle such questions as the nature of the state and political power, the justification of political obligation, or the relation between political and economic freedom. 2. Student learning outcomesUpon completion of this course, students should:·        Comprehend the ideas of the seminal thinkers of Western philosophic tradition studies in the course; ·        Understand and analyse the basic concepts, ideas and problems relevant to the study of politics;·        Have improved their analytical, argumentative, and writing skills. 3. Teaching methodologyThis course is a combination of a lecture and a seminar. Students will be expected to actively participate in the class discussion. It is therefore of paramount importance that they study the assigned texts before class. 4. Course Schedule Class 1    The philosopher versus the city: Socrates and the birth of political philosophyReading: Plato: The Defense of Socrates and Crito (selections). Class 2    Human nature and the nature of politics (I):Democracy asa rule of manipulated mob versus enlightened rule of the meritocratic elite.Reading: Plato:  Republic (selections). Class 3    Human nature and the nature of politics (II):Man as "political animal" and the spirit of "middle-class politics"Reading: Aristotle: Politics (selections). Class 4    The problem of "dirty hands" or does politics have to be immoral?Reading: N. Machiavelli: Prince (selections). Class 5    Misery of the "state of nature" and rationality of the state established through social contract.Reading: T. Hobbes: Leviathan (selections). Class 6    The idea of "inalienable rights": J. Locke as an "honorary founding father" of the United States of America.Reading: J. Locke: Second Treatise of Government (selections).                  T. Jefferson: Declaration of Independence (recommended only). Class 7    To be free means to obey the law: J.-J. Rousseau's reconciliation of individual freedom and state authority.Reading: J.-J. Rousseau: Discourse on the Origins of Inequality (selections).       MID-TERM EXAM                             Class 8    Individual autonomy and personal dignity as the goal of politics: I. Kant as the "honorary founding father" of the European Union.       Reading: I. Kant: Towards Perpetual Peace. Class 9    Political versus individual freedomReading: B. Constant: The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns.                  I. Berlin: Two Concepts of Liberty. Class 10             On the tyranny of public opinion and the tyranny of majorityReading: J.S. Mill: On Liberty (selections). Class 11  The rights of men v. the rights of Englishmen: Foundations of modern conservatismReading: E. Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France (selections). Class 12             Democracy versus Capitalism? Marx’s critique of liberal democracy.Reading: K. Marx and F. Engels: Communist Manifesto (selections).                  K. Marx: On the Jewish Question (selections). Class 13 Nietzsche’s Radical Critique of the Western Democracy and of its Christian Foundations.Reading:             F. Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality (selections).       FINAL EXAM  5. Reading materialNote: All assigned readings are available online: either in the electronic reader accessible at the course's Google Apps website or on the Internet. Additional readings may be assigned during the semester.Aristotle: Politics.I. Berlin: Two Concepts of Liberty.E. Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France.B. Constant: The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns.T. Hobbes, Leviathan.T. Jefferson: Declaration of Independence.I. Kant: Towards Perpetual Peace.J. Locke: Second Treatise of Government.N. Machiavelli: Prince.Plato:  The Defence of Socrates.Plato: Crito.Plato: Republic.J.-J. Rousseau: Discourse on the Origins of Inequality.J.-J. Rousseau: On Social ContractK. Marx: On the Jewish Question.K. Marx, F. Engels: Communist Manifesto.J. S. Mill: On Liberty.F. Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality.Classics of Philosophy, L.P. Pojman (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2003.Modern Political Thought: A Reader, J. Gingell, A. Little, Winch (eds), Routledge, 2000.Political Thinkers from Socrates to the Present, D. Boucher & P. Kelly (eds), Oxford, 2003. COURSE GRADING:Research Paper                              20%Mid-term Exam                              40%Final Exam                                    40%Total                                            100% Mid-term and Final ExamsThe exams will be written in class and will last 80 minutes. Students will be asked to select in accordance with their preference a given number of topics from a list provided by the instructor and to discuss (in a form of short essays) relevant issues covering the material explored in class and in the related readings. Critical assessment of the theories and arguments - as opposed to mere memorisation - is expected. The exam (as well as the research paper described below) is compulsory for all enrolled students. Research Paper (ca. 2000 words without footnotes and bibliography)The topic - to be selected by each student after a consultation with the instructor  - has to be closely related to one or more issues explored in class (and hence indicated in this syllabus). The paper is due before the last class. The paper has to be submitted in both electronic form (sent to the instructor via email) and in printed form (handed to the instructor in class). Submission of the research paper is a condition of being admitted to the written final exam.

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