POLS 325 Reading Schedule, Spring 2012

(M=Morgan, R&S= Roberts & Sutch)

 

Feb. 9— R&S, Introduction. 

Feb. 14— M, Plato, Republic.  See the guide to the Republic.  Also R&S, Ch. 1. 

Feb.16— M, Plato, Republic. (cont.) 

Feb.21—  (Cont.) Finish Republic.  See also the General questions about Plato and Plato on Education.

Feb. 23— M, Aristotle, N.Ethics and Politics.  Also read R&S, Ch. 2, and Okin (in Sakai). 

Feb.28— Aristotle, continued.

Mar.1— M, Epicurus, Epictetus

Mar. 6— Augustine.   A Critical Perspective in your paper

Mar. 8— Aquinas

Mar. 13— M, Machiavelli, Prince, & selections from Discourses.  See Use of virtu in Machiavelli. 

Mar. 15— Machiavelli, continued.  

Mar. 20— Calvin, selections from Institutes of the Christian religion, in html format and in Word format.  Here are Calvin Questions.   Using Text Evidence in your Paper

Mar.22— Midterm Examination.

March 27—PLU Spring Break

March 29—PLU Spring Break

Apr. 3— M, Hobbes.  Here is the online guide to Hobbes.  R&S, Chs. 3 & 4.  (the Hobbes sections)  Reading Peer Papers

Apr. 5— Hobbes, continued.

Apr. 10— M, Locke.  R&S, Ch. 3 &4 (the Locke sections).  See the guide to reading Locke. 

Apr. 12— Locke, continued.

Apr. 17— M, Rousseau.  See the Rousseau Study Guide, and also R&S, Ch. 3 &4  (the Rousseau sections)

Apr. 19— Rousseau, continued.

Apr. 24— M, Hume and Kant.

Apr. 26— M, Mill.  See the guide to Mill and R&S Ch. 6.

May 1— M, Marx.  See the guide to Marx, and R&S Ch. 5.

May 3— Marx, continued.   

May 8— M, Nietzsche.  Papers are Due

May 10—  R&S, Chs. 7, 8.

May 15— R&S, Chs. 9.  M, Weber.

May 17— R&S, Ch. 10.

Final Examination:  Thursday, May 24, 2-3:50.