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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Political Science
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Nicole Hochner
Coordinator Office Hours:
by email
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Nicole Hochner
Course/Module description:
The course Introduction to Modern Political Thought is an undergraduate compulsory lecture in Political Science. The course is based on the assumption that the ideas that emerged during the Modern period shape our political and democratic world of today. A good acquaintance with major thinkers in political philosophy will allow students to better estimate and understand the specific contribution of each thinker and to know the basic concepts and the language that allow us to speak about our social, moral and political life. However, the course is not only designed to go over canonical texts and figures, it is also an opportunity to experience the analysis and interpretation of texts and to dialogue with past political treatises and judge how they are useful as tools of thought.
Course/Module aims:
The goals of the course are to investigate and analyze the major ideas of political philosophy in the modern era and understand the historical and philosophical foundations of our modern democratic world.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Basic knowledge on canonical figures of modern political thought
Basic historical contextualization of philosophical and political ideas
Reading skills of political and philosophical texts
Analysis and interpretation of political and philosophical texts
Exploration of methodological issues and the question of interpretation
Developing Civic Consciousness.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures as well as written assignments and exercices.
Course/Module Content:
This is only a selection of some of the topics that will be addressed during the course - changes may occur.
Introduction
Thomas Hobbes and the idea of contract
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
The American and French Revolutions and its opponents
Alexis de Tocqueville
Karl Marx
J. S. Mill
ideologies at the end of the 19th century
Required Reading:
a detailed list will be distributed and posted on the first week of the term
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 55 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 17 %
Assignments 28 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
changes may occur
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