ERIC Number: EJ310634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Platonic Dialogues as Political Science Texts: An Appreciation.
Stevens, Richard G.
Teaching Political Science, v12 n1 p20-28 Fall 1984
How an introductory political science course called "The Elements of Political Theory" is taught using Plato's "Republic," Hobbes's "Leviathan," the "Declaration of Independence," and the "Communist Manifesto" is discussed. In the course, students contrast the way ancients and moderns differ in their approaches and solutions to political questions. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Political Science, Primary Sources, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Communist Manifesto; Declaration of Independence; Leviathan (Hobbes); Republic (Plato)
