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Political Theory I
POLS V1013x
Credits:3 pts.
Prof. Ayten Gundogdu
*Please note that this course may not fulfill the political theory introductory course requirement for undergraduate majors.
What is the relationship between law and justice? Are capacities of political judgment shared by the many or reserved for the few? What does human equality consist of and what are its implications? Can individual freedom be reconciled with the demands of political community? What are the origins and effects of persistent gender inequalities? These are some of the crucial questions that we will address in this introductory course in political theory. The course is divided into five thematic sections, each addressing an enduring political problem or issue and centered on a key text in the history of political thought: 1. Laws, Obligations, and the Question of Disobedience Sophocles, Antigone; 2. Democratic Citizenship and the Capacities of Political Judgment Plato, Republic; 3. Origins and Effects of (In)equality John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government; 4. Paradoxes of Freedom Jean Jacques Rousseau, On the Social Contract; 5. The Woman Question John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women.
Course Sections
Fall
- 2009
Section Number:
001
Call Number:
06178
Course Number:
1013
Section Title:
POLITICAL THEORY I
Day/Time:
MW 2:40p - 3:55p
202 Altschul Hall
Course Bulletin: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/subj/POLS/V1013-20093-001
Instructor: A. Gundogdu
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