GOVT 6736 - [Ancient Political Thought] (crosslisted) CLASS 7663
Spring. Next Offered: 2019-2020. 4 credits. Student option grading.
J. Frank.
An in-depth study of a book, author, or debate in ancient political thought in its own right and also with a view to its bearing on contemporary democratic theory. Topics vary by semester.
Spring Topic: “Aristotle: Freedom, Power, Rule”
This course is an intensive study of the topics of freedom, power, and rule in Aristotle’s political, ethical, metaphysical, scientific, and poetic writings. Over the course of the semester, we will put Aristotle’s writings in conversation with some modern and contemporary perspectives on those same topics, as found in the writings of, among others, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Arendt, Agamben, and Nancy.
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