Political Theory for Non-Theorists

Study Group Notes for General Exams 2002

Harvard University Department of Government

RESOURCES:

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

ARISTOTLE – The Politics	notes by Odette
DEMOCRACY – selections from Brian Barry, Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson, and Bernard Manin		notes by Sonal
HEGEL – The Introduction to the Philosophy of History	notes by Odette
HOBBES – The Leviathan	notes by Peter	notes by Catharina
KANT – Speculative Beginning of Human History, What is Enlightenment?, Idea for a Human History with a Cosmopolitan Intent, To Perpetual Peace		notes by Sonal
LAW – selections from Jeremy Waldron, Joseph Raz, Ronald Dworkin, and H.L.A. Hart		notes by Katerina
LOCKE – The Second Treatise on Government	notes by Peter (scroll down to page 4)	notes by Sonal
MACHIAVELLI – The Prince and The Discourses on Livy	notes by Manjari (scroll down to page 4)	notes by Catharina (on The Prince) notes by Sonal (on The Discourses)
MARX – selections from Manuscripts, On the Jewish Question, On the German Ideology, Capital, and The Communist Manifesto	notes by Odette (scroll down to page 3)
NIETZSCHE – On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals	notes by Dave	notes by Marty
PLATO – The Republic	notes by Dave	notes by Katerina
RAWLS – Theory of Justice and Political Liberalism	notes by Dave
RIGHTS – selections from H.L.A. Hart, Ronald Dworkin, and Richard Tuck		notes by Marty
ROUSSEAU – Discourse on Inequality, and The Social Contract	notes by Manjari (on Social Contract) notes by Peter (on Discourse on Inequality )	notes by Catharina
UTILITARIANISM – selections from John Stuart Mill, John Grote, and David Lyons	notes by Manjari	notes by Sonal

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Updated 4.29.02