YFIM6003 Greek political thought and its modern echos (2–4 cr)
Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
This course examines and assesses the continuing relevance of vocabulary and points of view on politics inherited from Greek philosophy. Through critical study of concepts such as democracy, tyranny – and indeed politics itself – we will try to gain historically informed perspectives on modern political history and contemporary politics. We will also study some of the 20th century thinkers who have advocated a “return” to ancient political thought.
Completion methods
2 ECTS: lectures and learning log
4 ECTS: lectures and learning log and a short essay on a more specific topic
Assessment details
Active participation in the lectures (20 hours) and writing a learning log on topics related to the course (for 2 ECTS) and a short essay on a more specific topic (for 4 ECTS).
Grading: 0-5
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, the student is able to appreciate and evaluate the relevance of Greek political thought in the context of the high points of modern political history
Description of prerequisites
Preliminary readings: at least one of the following: Aristotle: Politics, book 3 – Adorno and Horkheimer: Dialectic of Enlightenment, excursus 1 (“Odysseus, or Myth and Enlightenment”) – Leo Strauss, Natural Right and History, chapter 1 – Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, chapter 5
Study materials
Course literature: reading assignments TBA
Completion methods
Method 1
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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (2–4 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English