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The course introduces students to modern political philosophy, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, by examining basic concepts of modern political coexistence through key philosophers. Its starting point is the transition from classical political thought, with emphasis on Platonic and Aristotelian thought, to modernity. Particular emphasis is placed on the new relationship established between political power, society and the economy, as it is shaped through the formation of the modern polity and the emergence of the distinction between the “private” and the “political”. In this context, Machiavelli is first analyzed as a thinker of the autonomy of the political. The theories of the social contract are then presented, beginning with Hobbesian anthropology, from the construction of the state of nature as a war of all against all to the transition to the political condition. Subsequently, Locke’s theory of the social contract is examined, along with his attempted grounding of the right to property. Rousseau is examined as a thinker of political freedom, the general will and popular sovereignty. Finally, basic elements of Hegel’s political philosophy are presented, with emphasis on his critique of social contract theories and on his tripartite distinction: family, civil society and state.
Για φτιάξε τις διαλέξεις στα ελληνικά και αγγλικά, μίκρυνε τες κάπως
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2–3. Machiavelli: The autonomy of the political, conflict and political freedom.
5–6. Hobbes: From the war of all against all to Leviathan.
7–8. Locke’s social contract and the right to property.
10–11. Rousseau’s social contract.
12–13. Hegel: Critique of the social contract. The tripartite distinction between family, civil society and state.
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| Δραστηριότητα | Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
|---|---|
| Σύνολο Μαθήματος | 140 |
| Διαλέξεις | 40 |
| Ασκήσεις στην τάξη | 15 |
| Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή | 10 |
| Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου | 45 |
| Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις | 30 |
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Η αξιολόγηση των φοιτητών/ριών γίνεται μέσω εξετάσεων με ερωτήσεις ανάπτυξης και αποκλειστικά στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Τα κριτήρια είναι προσβάσιμα για τους φοιτητές/ριες στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα του μαθήματος (e-class).