DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY
OF GHANA
FIRST
SEMESTER, 2014/2015
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST
LECTURERS: Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darkoh
& Dr. Ransford E.V. Gyampo
COURSE OUTLINE AND
READINGS
COURSE
TITLE
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ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL
THOUGHT
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COURSE
CODE
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POLI 341
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PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
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The
course provides a historical and analytical study of political thought among
the Ancient Greeks, the Roman Empire and within the established church- the
Holy Catholic Church up to the Reformation. It ends with the rise of the
modern nation-state with Machiavelli as the prime thinker. At the end of the
course, students should have critical understanding of the main text and
ideas of classical and medieval political theory, and the controversies
surrounding them. Though some historical context is provided, this is not a
course in history, but in political theory
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WEEK
NO.
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DATE
& TIME
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LECTURE
TOPIC
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TUTORIALS
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VENUE
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ASSESSMENT
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1
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A-8/9/2014
Mon 9.30-11.30
B-9/9/2014
Tues 7.30-9.30
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The nature and scope of
Political Theory
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To be Conducted by TA in
consultation with lecturers on the key issues raised in class weekly
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GROUP A(CC)
GROUP B (NNB2)
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2
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Ancient Greek Political
Philosophy& institutions
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3
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Plato
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4
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Plato
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5
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Aristotle
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6
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Aristotle
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7
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Cicero
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Interim Assessment (30%)
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8
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Seneca
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9
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St. Augustine
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10
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St. Augustine
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11
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St. Aquinas
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12
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Machiavelli
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13
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Machiavelli
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14
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REVISION
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15-17
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EXAMINATION (70%)
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COURSE READINGS
J.S
McClelland, A History of Western
Political Thought, (London: Routledge, 2002)
George
H. Sabine, A History of Political Theory,
4th edition, (New Delhi: Oxford& IBN Publishing Co.PVT Ltd.,
1973)
Mitchell
Cohen and Nicole Fermon (eds.), Princeton
readings in political Thought: Essential Text since Plato, (New Jersey:
Princeton University press 1996)
Prangobinda
Das, History of Political Thought,
(Calcutta: Central, 2001)
Thucydides,
History of Peloponnesian war,
Translated by Rex Warner, (New York: Penguin Books Ltd, 1972), Book II,
sections 33-66, Books III, sections 36-50, 69-85; Book V, sections 48-116)
Plato,
The Republic, A New Translation Robin
Waterfield,(New York: Oxford University Press, 1993)
McDonald
L. Cameron, Western Political Thought,
Part 1 Ancient and Medieval, (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc., 1968)
Forsters
M.B, Masters of Political Thought Plato to Machiavelli, (New York: the
Riverside Press 1941)
Aristotle,
The Politics, Translated by T. A
Sinclair, (London Penguin Books, 1962)
Aristotle,
The Politics, Translated by Lord
Carnes, (Chicago: The Chicago University
Press, 1984)
Aquinas:
Selected Political Writings, edited
with Introduction by A.P D’ entreves, (Oxford Basil Blackwell Publishers Ltd,
1959)
Niccolo
Machiavelli, The Prince, Translated
by George Bull, (New York: Penguin Books, 2003
John
Plamenatz, Man and Society, (New
York: Longman Group Ltd., 1963)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. There will be thirteen weeks of
lectures. Full participation in the lectures is a prerequisite for admission
into the final examinations.
2. Each student must attend
tutorials each week to be organized by tutorial assistants. Students are
advised to effectively participate in the discussions. It must be emphasized
that tutorials are not second lectures.
3. Most
of the reading materials exist in the Department of Political Science Library
and the Balme Library. Some of the core readings are available in the General
Office of the Department of the Political Science, University of Ghana.
4. It
is imperative for students to read the literature much more intently in order
to identify the hidden truths (read with understanding).
5. There
will be mid-term and final examinations. The distribution of the marks is as
follows:
Mid-term Assessment = 30%
Final Examination = 70%
Total =100%
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