Fall/Winter Timetable

POL373Y1Y L0101

Emotions in Political Theory

Themes

This course will begin with a study of selected texts in the history of political thought to explore the development of the conceptualisation of the nature of the emotions and of their place in politics. The second part of the course will be devoted to a consideration of contemporary debates concerning the place of emotion in political life today. Authors studied will include: Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Nussbaum, Solomon and Hall.

Texts

TBA

Format and Requirements

One two-hour lecture per week. Course requirements TBA.

Preparation

POL 320Y

Prerequisites

POL200Y1

Exclusions
POL373H1