The course aims at allowing student to know and compehend the crucial elements of the History of Political Thought in the period that spans from the Ancient times till the Middle Ages, through the contextualization and the analysis of the more significant theories.
The course consists of both frontal lessons and collective discussions.
1) Politics in ancient Greece
2) Socrates
3) Plato
4) Aristotle
5) Cicero
6) Religion and politics: Christianity
7) Augustine of Hippo
8)Thomas Aquinas
9) Dante, Marsilius
- M. D’ADDIO, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Genova, ECIG, 2002.
- C. MORGANTI, Comunità e Stato, Europa e Occidente. La politica secondo Guardini, Firenze, Centro Editoriale Toscano, (in corso di stampa).
Students who do not attend the course must study one of these supplementary texts:
- A. CATANZARO – F. Falchi - S. LAGI (a cura di), Monisms and Pluralisms in the History of Political and Social Models, Edizioni Epoké, Novi Ligure (AL), 2018.
- F. FALCHI, Giuseppe Mazzini: la democrazia europea e i diritti delle donne, Firenze, Centro Editoriale Toscano, 2011.
Ricevimento: Wednesdays 3-5 p.m. at Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche (DISPO) Piazzale E- Brignole 3 a, Torre centrale (3rd floor)
ANDREA CATANZARO (President)
ALBERTO DE SANCTIS
CARLO MORGANTI
Second semester
Oral exam
The exam is aimed at assessing the acquired skills by the students in analysing political ideas and political theories from a critical perspective and in using them in comprehending contemporary world politics.
