Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
- Course Code
- PSCI 0030
- Course Type
- Tutorials
- Subject Credit
- Course Availability
This course explores the development of western political thought from its Greek foundations through to the late Middle Ages. A historical overview of the progress of central political concepts is allied to a close reading of particular authors, with reference to the ways in which political thought related to broader philosophical, cultural and religious concerns.
Sample Topics:
- Plato, Republic
- Aristotle, Politics
- Cicero, De Re Publica, De Legibus
- Augustine, City of God
- John of Salisbury, Policraticus
- Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae
- Dante, De Monarchia
- Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis