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Oct 16, 2024
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Academic Bulletin 2024-2025
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POLSC 387 - Comparative Political Theory
Credits: 4
An introduction to the emerging field of “comparative political theory,” with an emphasis on political subjectivity. We first consider the very notion of thinking “comparatively” in political philosophy, critically assessing how to incorporate “non-western” ways of thinking about politics and comparing various ways of expanding thinking about politics beyond European and North American thought traditions. We then examine examples of Chinese, Buddhist, indigenous, and other approaches to reflect on how diverse historical experiences and cultural traditions can offer new insights into how we consider the relationship between the individual, society, the state, and the ecosystem.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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