Week 1 (Jan 17, 19)
Introduction: Critical Thinking
What Is Political Theory?
Week 2 (Jan 24, 26)
Plato, Republic: Background; Introduction
Plato, Republic: Preliminaries
Week 3 (Jan 31, Feb 2)
Plato, Republic: Guardians and Auxiliaries, Justice in State and Individual
Plato, Republic: Women and the Family, The Philosopher Ruler
Week 4 (Feb 7, 9)
Aristotle, Politics, Books I and III
Aristotle, Politics, Book IV - Ch 1-12
Week 5 (Feb 14, 16)
Aristotle, Politics, Book VII - Ch 1-3
Machiavelli, The Prince, I-XV
Week 6 (Feb 21, 23)
Machiavelli, The Prince
Midterm Review
Week 7 (Feb 28, Mar 1)
Midterm exam
Research and Critical Writing in Political Theory
Week 8 (Mar 6, 8)
Hobbes, Leviathan: Ch 13-15
Hobbes, Leviathan: Ch 16-19
Week 9 (Mar 13, 15)
Hobbes, Leviathan: Ch 20-21,30
Locke, Second Treatise on Government: Ch 1-6
Spring break
Week 10 (Mar 27, 29)
Locke, Second Treatise on Government: Ch 7-12
Locke, Second Treatise on Government: Ch 13-19
Week 11 (Apr 3, 5)
Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part I
Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part II
Week 12 (Apr 10, 12)
Rousseau, Social Contract, Book I
Rousseau, Social Contract, Book II;
Week 13 (Apr 17-19)
Mill, On Liberty, Ch I-III
Mill, On Liberty, Ch IV-V
Week 14 (Apr 24, 26)
Mill, The Subjection of Women
Final review; Research paper due
Final exam
Final exam