Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Ancient Political Thought
Term
2024C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
401
Section ID
PSCI0600401
Course number integer
600
Meeting times
MW 3:30 PM-4:29 PM
Meeting location
BENN 401
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jeffrey E. Green
Description
This course aims to provide a broad survey of some of the most influential political thinkers and ideas from classical antiquity. Among the central figures to be examined are: Homer, Sophocles, Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Diogenes, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cicero, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Jesus, and Augustine. Major themes include: ancient theories of justice (with special attention to the relation between the just state and the just person), the emergence of political philosophy as a distinct pursuit, the Athenian polis, the Roman republic and its demise, and the rise of Christianity.
Course number only
0600
Cross listings
CLST1503401
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No