PHIL 1920

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PHIL 1920
Introduction to Political Theory

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced—such as treatises, dialogues, plays, aphorisms, novels, manifestos, letters, speeches, illustrations, and films—we explore the ways in which political theory reflects upon, criticizes, and reshapes the basic concepts, habits of perception, and modes of feeling through which people make sense of the political world, from big events like wars and revolutions to everyday experiences of felt injustice or alienation. Our approach will be both historical and conceptual, attending to the force of each theoretical intervention in its context, while also drawing out the broader philosophical and political questions it continues to pose to us now.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Attribute (EC-LASP)

Comments PHIL 1920 can be taken in sequence with PHIL 1410.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1615

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7401 PHIL 1920   LEC 001

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    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7537 PHIL 1920   DIS 201

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    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7538 PHIL 1920   DIS 202

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    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7539 PHIL 1920   DIS 203

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  7540 PHIL 1920   DIS 204

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 20859 PHIL 1920   DIS 205

  •  
    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20860 PHIL 1920   DIS 206

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    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online