Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with a critical awareness of the origin and development of the fundamental concepts of contemporary western political thought
Course unit content
The course will focus on an analysis of the origin and development of contemporary Western political thought, by the study of the most significant authors.
Bibliography
1. R. Gherardi (a cura), La politica e gli Stati. Problemi e figure del pensiero occidentale, Carocci, Roma 2010. The chapters: First Part, 1,2,4,6,7,8,9.
Second Part, capitoli relativi ai seguenti autori: Burke, Sieyès, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Constant, Tocqueville, Mill, Marx, Mosca, Weber, Dewey, Kelsen, Schmitt, Arendt.
2. N. Matteucci, Lo Stato moderno. Lessico e percorsi, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011
Other information
Integrated exam with Dottrine politiche europee (Prof. M. Truffelli).