Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
Ancient Political Thought
Term
2024C
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
403
Section ID
PSCI0600403
Course number integer
600
Meeting times
W 7:00 PM-7:59 PM
Meeting location
WILL 25
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Abdulaziz M M A Alotaibi
Jeffrey E. Green
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
CLST1503403
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No