The objectives of this course are to:
1. Make learners familiarise with the various schools of political thoughts
2. Acquaint the students with knowledge advocated by various political philosophers on state and politics
3. Provide a framework to enable critical thinking and analysis of the state-society relations
Course Outcomes (CO)
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POL 124 |
History of Political Theory –From Plato to Marx |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO13: Demonstrate knowledge and able to analyze the political and social thought of various prominent Western thinkers CO14: Understand the various schools of political thought of Western Political Philosophy CO15: Understand existing, contemporary and emerging trends in Politics with reference to how thinkers viewed them in the context of their times CO16: Acquaint them with the relevance of these thoughts in contemporary times |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Greek Political Philosophy- The fundamentals of Greek Political Philosophy, Philosophical ideas of Socrates, Plato-Justice, Education, Communism of Wives and Property, Philosopher King, Theory of Best state, Second Ideal State
Aristotle- State, Slavery, Citizenship, Resolution, concept of Best State, Trends in Political Philosophy after Aristotle- Influence of Christianity on Theory of State
St. Thomas Aquinas- Political Theory, Views about Laws and Justice, Nature of State, The Church and the State;
Machiavelli- Views about human nature, Child of Renaissance, Nation State and power Politics, Religion , Morality and Politics
Jean Bodin- Political Ideas and Concept of Sovereignty,
Thomas Hobbes- Development of Social Contract Theory, Human Nature, State of Nature, Social Contract, Sovereignty, Resistance of Individual against State
John Locke- Human nature, State of Nature, Theory of Social Contract, Private Property, Theory of Revolution, Natural rights and Natural Law, Rousseau and his views about Social Contract, Doctrine of General Will
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Ø Sharma, U., & Sharma, S.K.,(2021), Western Political Thought: From Plato to Burke, New Delhi , Atlantic Publishers
Ø Wayper, C.L.,(2021), Political Thought, India, Aitbs Publishers
Ø Suda, J.P.,( 2020), History of Political Thought: (Vol. I&II), Merrut, K. Nath & Co
Ø Boucher, D.,& Kelly, P.,(2017)Political Thinkers, London,Oxford University Press
Ø Mukherjee S. (2015), History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, New Delhi,Prentice Hall of India
Ø Sabine,G.H.,(2019), History of Political Theory,New Delhi, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Ø Nelson B.R.,(2017),Western Political Thought, Second Edition, New Delhi, Pearson Education
Ø Skoble,A. & Machan,T., (2007), Political Philosophy: Essential Selections, New Delhi, Pearson Education
Ø Adam, I., & Dyson, R.W.,(2004),Fifty Great Political Thinkers, London, Routledge
Ø Coleman,J., (2000), A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to Early Christianity, London, Blackwell
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Ø Parekh ,B., & Pantham, T., (1987), Political Discourse: Explorations in Indian and Western Political Thought, New Delhi, Sage Publications
Ø Barker, E.,The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle, Dover Publications, New Delhi, 1964.
Ø Hallowell, J.H., Main Currents in Modern Political Thought, Holt, New York, 1960.
Ø McClelland J.S., A History of western political thought (2005) , New York ,Taylor & Francis Can be retrieved from ISBN 0-203-98074-3 Master e-book ISBN.
ISBN 0-415-11961-8 (hbk)
https://e-docs.eplo.int/phocadownloadpap/userupload/aportinou-
eplo.int/28e489843d193ca736aa1019d09614.pdf
Ø Nannerl O. Keohane, Western Political Thought (2014),Oxford University Press, Can be retrived as https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199653881.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199653881-e-001
Ø The Indian Journal of Political Science
Ø Political Science Review
Ø The Indian Journal of Politics
Ø Political Science Quarterly