Political Philosophy

(This course was called «Political Ethics» until the year 2005–2006.)

This course studies major themes in the ancient, medieval, and modern history of Western political thought. Perspectives of contemporary Thomism are presented as a suggested framework for synthesizing the themes treated in the historical survey. The impact of political philosophy on Catholic social teaching is also noted.

• Mortimer ADLER, The Common Sense of Politics, New York: Fordham University Press, 1996./li>
• Mitchell COHEN / Nicole FERMON (editors), Princeton Readings in Political Thought, Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1996.
• Yves SIMON, Philosophy of Democratic Government, Notre Dame (Indiana): University of Notre Dame Press, 1993.
• THOMAS Aquinas, Summa theologiae.

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