COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST - POLI 352: ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
University
of Education, Winneba
Course
Code and Title: POLI 352: Ancient and Mediaeval Political Thought
Instructor:
Braimah
Awaisu Imurana (Ph.D)
Mobile:
+233 (0) 208909 651
Class
Hours: Wed. 10:30 – 1:30pm (Venue: FES 302) and 1:30-4:30pm (Venue: OP).
Thursday: 4:30pm-7:30pm (Venue: FES 302).
Contact Hours: Friday: 11:00am
-1:00pm (Strictly by Appointment)
Course Description:
This course is designed primarily to undergraduate students to be acquainted
with the historical development of political theory from Ancient Greeks to the
medieval period. The course will enable students to experience contemporary
political reality and to evolve a critical mechanism in finding practical
solution to the present imperfect society and also, aimed at perfection and a
more just order. The key institution and works of political thinkers’ we will
explore include: Ancient Greek conception of the state and its institutions;
Plato: an overview of the Republic; Aristotle’s view of human nature and
contemporary political theory; Cicero’s
Republic and the Laws’; St. Augustine and ‘The City of God’, St. Thomas Aquinas
political theory among others
Course Requirement:
As a corollary, all students are required to attend lectures regularly and
punctually without fail. Students who consistently and unrepentantly skip
lectures without very reasonable excuse and/or permission
from the university authority may be barred from taking end of semester exam in
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought. Students are also required to read
thoroughly the weekly assigned texts before attending lectures to ensure
effective teaching and learning.
Grading: End of
semester grades are based on the following:
Reflective
Paper 20%
(Question: How relevant is the study of Ancient and Medieval Political Thought to present
political reality?)
Quiz 20%
End of Semester Exam 60%
Course Objectives:
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
·
Describe the Ancient
Greek Polis and its institutions
·
State significance of
Sophists
·
Explain the importance
of political thought to contemporary political reality
·
Describe the political thought
of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, and Al-Farabi
COURSE OUTLINE,
2017/2018
Week I: The Nature of Political Theory
Week 2 & 3: Ancient Greek Political Thought
Week 4 & 5: Plato’s Republic and the Laws
Week 6 & 7: Aristotle’s view on human nature
Week 8: Cicero’s Republic and the Laws
Week 9 & 10: St. Augustine and “The City of God”
Week 11 & 12: St. Thomas Aquinas Political
Theory
Week 13: Tutorials, Revision and course evaluation
Key Recommended
Readings
Paul K. ed. (2003). Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the present, New York: Oxford
University Press, pp 1-16
Das, P. (2001). History of
political thought, 3rd edition, Calcutta: New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd, pp 1-16
McClelland, J. S. (1996). A history of Western political thought,
New York: Routledge, pp 3-16
Mukherjee, S. & Sushila,
Ramaswamy (2008). A history of political thought: Plato to Marx,
New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited, pp 49-136
Ray, A. & Bhattacharya (2003).
Political theory: Ideas and institutions. Kolkata: The World Press Private Limited
Roberts, P. & Peter, S. (2012).
An introduction to political thought: A
conceptual toolkit, Second
Edition. Edinburgh University Press
Russsell, B. (1972). The history
of Western philosophy, New York: Simon & Schuster, pp 82-149
Sabine, G. H. (2009). A history
of political thought, 3rd edition. India: Surjeet Publications. Chapters 3, 5 and 8
Strauss, L. & Joseph Cropsey
(ed).’(1987). History of political thought
3rd edition, Chicago and
London: The University of Chicago Press, Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6.
Vincent, A. (2004). The nature of political theory. NY,
Oxford: Oxford University Press
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