Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-211
Thomas L. Dumm (Section 01)
This course is a survey of Western liberal political theory from its 17th-century origins through some of its contemporary expressions. Among the thinkers whose works we may read are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Stuart Mill, Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, Stanley Cavell, and Judith Shklar.
Spring semester. Professor Dumm.
Section 01
Tu 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM ONLI ONLI
Th 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM ONLI ONLI
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leviathan | Penguin | Thomas Hobbes, with intro by C.B. MacPherson | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration (with an Introduction by Henry Morley) | Digireads.comPublishing | John Locke (with an Introduction by Henry Morley) | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| On Liberty and Utilitarianism | Bantam Classics | John Stuart Mill, intro by Alan Dershowitz | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.