History of Political Theory II

Paper Code: 
POL 224
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Thinkers belonging to diverse intellectual persuasions opened up refreshingly new ways of envisaging the self, public life and possibilities of crafting a new world and these endeavors offer a window to understand the complex tapestry of political life.

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Unit I: 

Utilitarianism- Fundamentals of Utilitarian philosophy, Basic principles of Bentham’s Utilitarianism, Political Implications of the philosophy, State and Punishment, reforms, function and purpose of State, J. S Mill- as a prophet of Empty Liberty, revisions of Benthamite Utilitarianism

12.00
Unit II: 

Idealist- Fredrich Hegel, Hegel’s Dialectical Materialism T.H.Green- Theory of State, Resistance to State, War

12.00
Unit III: 

Marx- Basic Principles of Marxian Philosophy, Materialistic Interpretation of History, Theory of Surplus value, Origin and function of State, Theme of Alienation, theory of class struggle

12.00
Unit IV: 

Lenin- Leninism- Definitions and Nature, Lenin’s contribution to Marxism, theory of Party Organisation, theory of Imperialism , Mao Zedong- Communism and Cultural Revolution

12.00
Unit V: 

Anarchists- Harold Laski- State and Sovereignty, Liberty and Equality, Private Property; August Comte- Political Ideas, Development of Social and political Institutions, Functional Division , Social stratification and Division of labour

Essential Readings: 

• CL Wayper, Political Thought, Mac Milan, 1995 • JP Suda, History of Political Thought: (Vol. I&II), Meerut, K. Nath & Co. • GH Sabine, History of Political Theory, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1997 • JC Johri, Political Thought: Ancient and Medieval, New Delhi, Metropolitan

References: 
  1. Subrata Mukherjee and Shushila Ramaswamy, GWF Hegel, New Delhi, Deep and Deep Publications
  2. Subrata Mukherjee and Shushila Ramaswamy, Thomas Hill Green, New Delhi, Deep and Deep Publications
  3. Subrata Mukherjee, History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 2003
  4. Bhikhu Parekh, Bentham’s Political Thought, Barnes, and Noble, New York.
  5. H. Marcuse, Reason and Revolution : Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory, RKP, London.
  6. Michael Evans, Karl Marx, George Allen & Unwin, 1975.
  7. Sholmo Avineri, The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx, S. Chand, New Delhi
  8. T.B. Bottomore,. (ed.), A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, Blackwell, Oxford.
  9. W.A. Dunning ,A History of Political Theories, 3Vols. Macmillan, New York.
  10. R.G. Gettell.. , History of Political Thought, Novel & Co., New York
     
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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