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History of political Theory- From Plato to Marx Paper Code – POL 124 Credits Assi
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
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 Wil
Books Recommended: Essential Readings: Sharma, U., & Sharma, S.K.,(2021), Western Political Thought: From Plato to Burke, New Delhi , Atlantic Publishers Wayper, C.L.,(2018), Political Thought, India, Aitbs Publishers Gauba, O.P., (2017), Western Political Thought, New Delhi, Mayur Paperbacks Boucher, D.,& Kelly, P.,(2017)Political Thinkers, London,Oxford University Press Suda, J.P.,( 2016), History of Political Thought: (Vol. I&II), Merrut, K. Nath & Co Mukherjee S. (2015), History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, New Delhi,Prentice Hall of India
Reference Books: Sabine,G.H.,(2019), History of Political Theory,New Delhi, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. Nelson B.R.,(2017),Western Political Thought, Second Edition, New Delhi, Pearson Education 163 Skoble,A. & Machan,T., (2007), Political Philosophy: Essential Selections, New Delhi, Pearson Education Adam, I., & Dyson, R.W.,(2004),Fifty Great Political Thinkers, London, Routledge Coleman,J., (2000), A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to Early Christianity, London, Blackwell Berki,R.N., (1977),The History of Political Thought: A Short Introduction, United States, Rowman and Littlefield Parekh ,B., & Pantham, T., (1987), Political Discourse: Explorations in Indian and Western Political Thought, New Delhi, Sage Publications Barker, E.,The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle, Dover Publications, New Delhi, 1964. Hallowell, J.H., Main Currents in Modern Political Thought, Holt, New York, 1960.
