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Week 1:Introduction: General Outline and Method; Text and Context
Week 2:Plato: Justice; Philosopher king; Communism; State
Week 3:Aristotle: Politics, Virtue
Week 4:Aristotle: State; Citizenship & Machiavelli: Virtu
Week 5:Machiavelli: Religion and Republicanism
Week 6:Hobbes: Human Nature; Political Obligation; Sovereignty
Week 7:Locke: Natural Rights; Limited government, Dissent
Week 8:Rousseau: Social Contract; General Will
Week 9:Kant: Enlightenment; Morality, autonomy and freedom
Week 10:Hegel: Freedom; Rights; State
Week 11:Marx: Historical Materialism; State; Class
Week 12:Mill: Utilitarianism and on Liberty
One of the major objectives of this course is to introduce the students to the key debates and ideas in Western political thought. It is hoped that familiarity with the ideas or concepts of some major western political thinkers will help the students to understand different perspectives and approaches to state, politics, government, sovereignty, citizenship and so on. It is also hoped that this course will enable the student to make sense of and interpret the major developments and key debates in the political debates and discussions in any contemporary society and polity.
INTENDED AUDIENCE :UG and PG students of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering
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