Fall/Winter Timetable

POL373Y1F L0101

Emotions in Political Theory

Themes

This course will examine 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. We also will look at contemporary debates concerning the need to offer a more positive assessment of the place of emotions in politics. Authors studied will include: Cicero, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Nussbaum, Solomon and Hall.

Preparation

POL 320Y

Prerequisites

POL200Y1

Exclusions
POL373H1