Introduction to Early European Political Thought
(近代政治思想)
四D56 / 綜合270728 /Chou, Chiayu (周家瑜)
Grading is based on participation in class discussion (30%), oral presentation (30%) and final exam (40%)
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Content and Reading Assignment
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1
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Introduction
Michael Oakeshott, Introduction to Leviathan. 37-74
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2
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Thomas Hobbes, (1994) Leviathan. Part I: Of Man, ch. 1-6, 6-35
Michael Green, “Human Nature andMotivation: Hamiltonversus Hobbes,” Interpreting Hobbes’s Political Philosophy, 93-121.
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3
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Leviathan ch. 7 - 11, 35-63
Samantha Frost, “Hobbes, Life and the Politics of Self-Preservation: The Role of Materialism in Hobbes’s Political Philosophy,” Interpreting Hobbes’s Political Philosophy, 70-92
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4
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Leviathan ch. 12 - 14, 63-88
Quentin Skinner, “Hobbes and the Classical Theory of Laughter,” Leviathan After 350 Years, 139-166
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5
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Leviathan ch. 15- 18, 89-118
Tom Sorell, “The Burdensome Freedom of Sovereigns,” Leviathan After 350 Years, 183-96
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6
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Leviathan. ch. 19 -21, 118 – 145
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7
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Leviathan. ch. 22 - 25, 146 - 172
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8
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Leviathan. ch. 26-28, 172 – 210
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9
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TBA
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10
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Leviathan. ch. 29-31, 210-244
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11
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Leviathan. Part III: Of Christian Commonwealth, ch. 32-35, 245 – 278
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12
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Leviathan. ch. 36-38, 278-314
Paul Davis, “Devil in the Details: Hobbes’s Use and Abuse of Scripture,” Hobbes on Politics & Religion, 135-49
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13
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Leviathan. ch. 42, 314-363(60)
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14
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Leviathan. ch. 42, 363-397
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15
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Leviathan. ch. 43-4, 397-435
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16
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Leviathan. Part IV: Of the Kingdom of Darkness, ch. 45-6, 435-468
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17
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Leviathan. Part IV: Of the Kingdom of Darkness, ch. 47, 468 -484; Review and Conclusion, 489-497
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18
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Final exam
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References
Thomas Hobbes, (1994) Leviathan. (ed.) E. Curley, Indianapolis/Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc..
Michael Oakeshott, Introduction to Leviathan. 37-74
Leviathan After 350 Years. (eds.) T. Sorell & Luc Foisneau. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Interpreting Hobbes’s Political Philosophy. (ed.) S.A.Lloyd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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