Introduction to Political Theory UoY Year 1 FULL NOTES

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY

Year 1
2017 – 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LECTURE 1: WHAT IS POLITICAL THEORY? ................................................................................. 7
LECTURE 2: HOW DO WE STUDY POLITICAL THEORY ................................................................ 8
SEMINAR 1: WHAT IS POLITICAL THEORY? .............................................................................. 10
LECTURE 3: ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY ....................................................................................... 11
LECTURE 4: PLATO (1)............................................................................................................... 13
SEMINAR 2: PLATO – REPUBLIC (1) .......................................................................................... 16
LECTURE 5: PLATO (2)............................................................................................................... 21
LECTURE 6: PLATO (3)............................................................................................................... 24
SEMINAR 3: PLATO – REPUBLIC (2) .......................................................................................... 27
LECTURE 7: ARISTOTLE (1) ........................................................................................................ 33
LECTURE 8: ARISTOTLE (2) ........................................................................................................ 36
SEMINAR 4: ARISTOTLE - POLITICS ........................................................................................... 40
LECTURE 9: ARISTOTLE (3) ........................................................................................................ 45
LECTURE 10: CICERO (1) ........................................................................................................... 47
SEMINAR 5: ARISTOTLE – ETHICS AND CICERO - COMMONWEALTH ...................................... 50
LECTURE 11: CICERO (2) ........................................................................................................... 55
LECTURE 12: CICERO (3) ........................................................................................................... 58
SEMINAR 6: CICERO – ON DUTIES (DE OFFICIIS) ...................................................................... 61
LECTURE 13: MACHIAVELLI (1) ................................................................................................. 70
LECTURE 14: MACHIAVELLI (2) ................................................................................................. 72
SEMINAR 7: MACHIAVELLI – THE PRINCE ................................................................................ 76
LECTURE 15: MACHIAVELLI (3) ................................................................................................. 81
LECTURE 16: REFLECTION ......................................................................................................... 84
SEMINAR 8: MACHIAVELLIANISM AND ESSAY ......................................................................... 86
FORMATIVE ESSAY.................................................................................................................... 89


LECTURE 1: THE SOCIAL CONTRACT TRADITION ...................................................................... 97




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LECTURE 2: ROUSSEAU (1) ..................................................................................................... 100
SEMINAR 1: ROUSSEAU – SECOND DISCOURSE ..................................................................... 103
LECTURE 3: ROUSSEAU (2) ..................................................................................................... 105
LECTURE 4: ROUSSEAU (3) ..................................................................................................... 108
SEMINAR 2: ROUSSEAU – THE SOCIAL CONTRACT ................................................................ 112
LECTURE 5: MILL (1) ............................................................................................................... 115
LECTURE 6: MILL (2) ............................................................................................................... 118
SEMINAR 3: MILL – ON LIBERTY ............................................................................................. 122
LECTURE 7: MILL (3) ............................................................................................................... 125
LECTURE 8: MILL (4) ............................................................................................................... 128
SEMINAR 4: MILL – THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN ................................................................ 132
LECTURE 9: MARX (1) ............................................................................................................. 135
LECTURE 10: MARX (2) ........................................................................................................... 138
SEMINAR 5: MARX – THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO ............................................................. 141
LECTURE 11: WEBER (1) ......................................................................................................... 149
LECTURE 12: WEBER (2) ......................................................................................................... 152
SEMINAR 6: WEBER – POLITICS AS A VOCATION ................................................................... 156
LECTURE 13: FOUCAULT (1).................................................................................................... 160
POLITICAL THEORY ................................................................................................................. 163
LECTURE 14: FOUCAULT (2).................................................................................................... 163
SEMINAR 7: FOUCAULT – WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT? ......................................................... 167
LECTURE 15: RAWLS (1) .......................................................................................................... 169
LECTURE 16: RAWLS (2) .......................................................................................................... 172
SEMINAR 8: RAWLS – JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS .......................................................................... 174


LECTURE 1: THE CANON ......................................................................................................... 177
SEMINAR 1: WHAT THE MODULE WAS FOR? ........................................................................ 180
LECTURE 2: REVISION ............................................................................................................. 181
SEMINAR 2: REVISION AND EXAM TECHNIQUE ..................................................................... 183




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TERM 1


ANCIENT POLITICAL THEORY




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