The course presents the outlines of the History of Political Thought from Ancient times to the state being contemporary. The analysis of the most remarkable authors on political power, its characteristics and forms will be examined in depth. They will be studied through a historical and problematic contextualization. Therefore, the history of the debate on politics will be reconstructed by stressing its links to the socio-political contexts and its ideological implications.
The course aims at allowing students to know and to comprehend the crucial elements of the History of Political Thought in the period that spans from the Ancient times till the 20th century, through the contextualization and the analysis of the more significant theories.
The course aims at allowing student to know and comprehend the crucial elements of the History of Political Thought in the period that spans from the Ancient times till the 20th century, through the contextualization and the analysis of the more significant theories.
Unless otherwise specified due to the evolution of the health situation, the course will take place in the traditional (presential) mode.
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
10) Machiavelli
11) Bodin, Suarez
12) The “ragion di Stato”
13) Hobbes
14) Spinoza
15) Locke
16) Vico
17) Montesquieu
18) Rousseau
19) Hume e Smith
20) The Federalist Papers
21) Burke
22) Kant
23) Hegel
24) Owen
25) Saint-Simon
26) Constant
27) Tocqueville
28) Rosmini
29) Mazzini
30) Proudhon
31) Marx, Engels
32) Stuart Mill
Suggested readings
- M. D’ADDIO, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Genova, ECIG, 2002.
- C. CALABRÒ - M. LENCI (eds.), La democrazia liberale e i suoi critici, Soveria Mannelli (CZ), Rubettino Editore, 2017.
Students who do not attend the course must study one of these supplementary texts:
- A. CATANZARO - S. LAGI - F. FALCHI (eds.), Monisms and Pluralisms in the History of Political and Social Models, Novi Ligure (AL), Edizioni Epoké, 2018.
- F. FALCHI, Giuseppe Mazzini: la democrazia europea e i diritti delle donne, Firenze, Centro Editoriale Toscano, 2011.
- C. MORGANTI, Comunità e Stato, Europa e Occidente. La politica secondo Guardini, Firenze, Centro Editoriale Toscano, 2016.
Ricevimento: Thursday 2-4 p.m. at Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche (DISPO) Piazzale E. Brignole 3 a, Torre centrale (4th floor). Until otherwise notified, office hours will take place online via Teams (code: tz7ou3u). If there are any problems with the date and time, please contact the teacher by email to arrange an appointment.
ANDREA CATANZARO (President)
ALBERTO DE SANCTIS
MARIA ANTONIETTA FALCHI
CARLO MORGANTI
STEFANO PARODI
DAVIDE SUIN
Second semester
Oral exam
The exam is aimed at assessing the acquired skills by the student in analysing political ideas and political theories from a critical perspective and in using them in comprehending contemporary world politics.
