A handbook, a study, a classic (see program), possible integrations.
Learning Objectives
The learning outcomes are:
-the knowledge of concepts, theories and authors of the history of political thought
-the development of autonomy of judgement
-the use of the specific terminology.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons.
Type of Assessment
Oral examination on line.
The examination will verify:
-the knowledge and comprehension of the classics of the history of political thought in a broad period (modern and contemporary age)
-the correct use of the specific terminology
-the development of critical capacity
-the capacity of contrasting different texts, ideas, periods and authors.
Course program
-The handbook:
R. Gherardi (a cura di), La politica e gli stati, Roma, Carocci, 2018, voci Bodin, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Burke, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Constant, Tocqueville, Mill
-A text to choose from:
1. M. Nacci (a cura di), Il carattere della nazione. Da Hume a Pinocchio, https://www.unistrapg.it/it/ricerca/strutture-e-finanziamenti/perugia-stranieri-university-press/catalogo
2. "La Revue Tocqueville/The Tocqueville Review", n. 2/2014: A mould for the nation, a cura di M. Nacci (in inglese e francese)
-A classic to choose from:
1. Montesquieu, Lo spirito delle leggi, Milano, Bur, 1989, libri I-VIII, XI-XII, XIV-XV, XVII-XIX
2. I. Kant, Antropologia dal punto di vista pragmatico, Milano, Tea, 1995
3. G. Fichte, Discorsi alla nazione tedesca, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003
4. J. Michelet, Il popolo, Milano, Bur, 1989
5. J. Michelet, Tableau de la France, https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34011293r
6. G. Bollati, L'invenzione dell'Italia moderna, con antologia di testi, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2014
7. S. Patriarca, Italianità, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014
8. R. Romani, National Character and public spirit in Britain and France, 1750-1914, Cambridge, Cambridge university press, 2001, capp. 1-6.