No Assignment for Tuesday, 10/2

We'll continue discussing ideologies - so more from Shively chapter 2. (However, it is too late to submit a summary for that reading.)

Assignment for Thursday, 9/27

Read Chapter 2 in Shively, "Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy."

A reminder: for a few of you, this is your LAST CHANCE to submit the required summary for September. If you do not submit a summary in September, you will not be allowed to submit a seventh summary for the semester (and your participation grade will reflect this).

Assignment for Tuesday, 9/25

There actually IS no assignment for next Tuesday. (Aren't you lucky.) We'll be watching No Logo, a film version of the "anti-globalization" book by Naomi Klein. Make sure you get to class on time, as we will start the show promptly at 11:30.

Assignment for Thursday, 9/20

For Thursday, read Shively chapter 8, "Democracy and Autocracy." Don't forget to get a summary in - you only have a few classes left in September!

Assignment for Tuesday, 9/18

Please read (and, if you'd like, summarize) Chapter 7 in Shively, "Authority and Legitimacy: The State and the Citizen." (My apologies to those who missed class on Thursday, and to whom I gave the wrong chapter number.)

Assignment for Thursday, 9/13

No new reading due - just please review Shively Chapter 1, especially the sections concerning power. We will discuss his definition in more detail.

Since we have already discussed this reading in class, you should NOT prepare a summary for it.

Assignment for Tuesday, 9/11

For next week, read (and, if you'd like, summarize) the following selections from Aristotle's Politics:

• Book 3, chapters 6 & 7
• Book 4, chapters 8 & 11

This text is available from a number of online sources. A hypertext version is available here; you can use this to print out the appropriate chapters. A PDF copy of the entire text is available here. Finally, a number of formats are available here (click on "The Politics vol 1" to access them). FYI, all sources provide the Jowett translation.

Assignment for Thursday, 9/6

Read Chapter One in Shively, "Politics: Setting the Stage." We will discuss this in class on Thursday (the 6th of September).

Please remember that if you have trouble getting the textbook, it is on reserve in the library.