- Course Code :
PSC 201
- Level :
Undergraduate
- Course Hours :
3.00
Hours
- Department :
Department of Political Science
Instructor information :
Area of Study :
This course discusses the big questions of Western political thought such as the relationship between politics and ethics, the relationship between the state and society, religion, family, social classes, individuals, women and other states. It analyzes these issues through a critical reading of classical authors from antiquity to the twentieth century within their historical context such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Hume, Hamilton, Burke, Mill and Max Weber.
The course also treats Arab political thought since the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century. It distinguishes between the major trends that emerged during this period: the nationalist, the liberal and the socialist trends. Moreover, the course touches on the perception of different Arab thinkers of key concepts such as: nation, identity, justice, reform, secularism and democracy.
Course Goals:
• Distinguish between main thinkers.
• Analyze the relation between the classic and modern theories.
• Formulate academic argument in the form of a research paper.
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This course discusses the big questions of Western political thought such as the relationship between politics and ethics, the relationship between the state and society, religion, family, social classes, individuals, women and other states. It analyzes these issues through a critical reading of classical authors from antiquity to the twentieth century within their historical context such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Hume, Hamilton, Burke, Mill and Max Weber.
The course also treats Arab political thought since the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century. It distinguishes between the major trends that emerged during this period: the nationalist, the liberal and the socialist trends. Moreover, the course touches on the perception of different Arab thinkers of key concepts such as: nation, identity, justice, reform, secularism and democracy.
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Books:
Recommended books :
Anouar Abdel-Malek, Contemporary Arab Political Thought, Zed Books Ltd, 1984.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The Political Shariyah on Reforming the Ruler, Dar ul Fiqh UK, 2000.
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