University of Jyväskylä VALS430, 5 ECTS

Instructions for the essay

Ohjeet Esseiden kirjoittamiseen

Plato 

• Plato: The Republic (Πολιτεία) (in Finnish: Valtio, Teokset IV)
• Stanley Rosen: Plato’s Republic

 

 

 Aristotle

• Aristotle: The Politics (Πολιτικά) (in Finnish: Politiikka, Teokset VIII)
• Yack, B.: The Problems of a Political Animal

 

 

Niccolò Machiavelli

• Machiavelli: The Discourses on Livy (Discorsi) (in Finnish: Valtiollisia mietelmiä)
• Skinner, Q.: The Foundations of Modern Political Thought Vol. I: The Renaissance

 

Thomas Hobbes

• Hobbes: Leviathan (Chapters I–II)
• M. Jakonen: Multitude in Motion

 

 

 J.-J Rousseau

• Rousseau: On The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right (Du contrat social) (in Finnish: Yhteiskuntasopimuksesta)
• T.B. Strong: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Politics of the Ordinary.

 

 Adam Smith

• Smith: The Wealth of Nations (In finish Kansojen varallisuuus)
• L. Montes: Adam Smith in Context

 

 

 G.W.F. Hegel

• Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right (Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts) (in Finnish: Oikeusfilosofia)
• P. Franco: Hegel’s Philosophy of Freedom.