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POLI-3015 Ancient Political Theory

Course Guide for POLI 3015: Ancient Political Theory

Readings and Resources

Week 3

Morgan, Michael L., editor. Classics of Moral and Political Theory. (5th Ed.). Indianapolis, Hackett, 2011.
Republic, Book 1
Klosko, George. History of Political Theory: An Introduction. Vol. 1: Ancient and Medieval. (5th Ed.). Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Chapter 2
Wolin, Sheldon, S. Politics and Vision, Expanded Edition. Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press. 2004.
Chapter 2
PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy. "Lecture 4 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, I-II". Open Yale Courses.
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Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Morgan, Michael L., editor. Classics of Moral and Political Theory. (5th Ed.). Indianapolis, Hackett, 2011.
Republic, Books VI-VII

Week 7

Morgan, Michael L., editor. Classics of Moral and Political Theory. (5th Ed.). Indianapolis, Hackett, 2011.
Republic, Book VIII

Week 8

Mitchell, Joshua. Plato’s Fable: On the Mortal Condition in Shadowy Times. Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 2006.
Chapters 1-2

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