political_science is "the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior."
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Students of political science classes might learn about the political_compass and Che_Guevara.
Readings for Political Science 101 Edit
List of Philosopher-Authors of Primary Readings for Introduction to Political Science
Spring 2015
Students must choose at least one of the sources listed below. Students can use more than one. The * indicates e-text of orignal documents -- You can create a search for the information here provided. Professor must approve your choice(s). Check syllabus for due dates. [Or another author, optionally, and his/her book/writing/etc.]
- Thucydides
- Plato
- Aristotle
- St. Augustine
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Christine de Pizan
- Machiavelli
- Thomas Hobbes
- John Locke
- Mary Astell
- Thomas Paine Common Sense*
- Abigail and John Adams Letters* (Use at least 10 letters from each party)
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Edmund Burke
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Federalist Papers * (Use at least 10 papers)
- Anti-Federalist* (Use at least 10 papers)
- Compare and Contrast the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist (Use at least 5 papers from each)
- Thomas Jefferson Laws*
- J. S. Mill
- Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience* or The Walden Pond
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Frederick Douglass What Are the Colored People Doing for Themselves?*
- Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?*
- Sarah Grimké Letters on the Equality of the Sexes*
- Karl Marx (and/or Friedrich Engels)
- W. E. B. Du Bois The Conservation of Races*
- John Dewey Democracy and Education
- Mark Twain Golden Age
- Max Weber
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman Herland
- V. I. Lenin
- Emma Goldman Anarchism
- Jane Addams (all books by this author are fine)
- Joseph Schumpeter
- Ferdinand Tonnies
- Hannah Arendt (all books by this author are fine)
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Martain Luther King, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail* and other speeches and other writings
- Sayyid Qutb
- Robert Dahl The Preface to Democratic Theory
- Ayn Rand
- William Golding Lord of the Files
- H. G. Wells War of the Worlds
- Benjamin Barber Jihad versus McWorld or Consumed
- Judith Shklar (most works by this author are fine)
- Aldous Huxley A Brave New World
- Allan Bloom The Closing of the American Mind
- John Rawls Theory of Justice
- bell hooks (most works by this author are fine)
- Amitai Etzioni The Common Good or Next: The Road to the Good Society or How Patriotic is the Patriot Act? Or The Spirit of Community
- Paulo Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed
- Paul Collier Bottom Billion
- Vandana Shiva
- David Harvey
- Milton Friedman
- Paul Krugman The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
- Alan Greenspan The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
- Lester Brown (most works by this author are fine)
- Amartya Sen
- Michael Pollan
- Marion Nestle
Intro to Political Science (POS 105) Edit
Suggested Speech Topics
- Euthanasia, The right to die
- Physician assisted suicide
- Passive withdrawal of life support
- Capital Punishment
- Genetic Engineering
- Stem cell research
- Gays in the military
- Women in Combat
- Women in the draft
- Faith Based initiatives, welfare and homelessness
- Pro-choice, Pro-Life (Roe vs. Wade)
- Impact of media on politics
- Gun Control/Right to Bear Arms
- Prayer in schools
- School Vouchers, Educational Choice
- Legalization of Drugs, Marijuana
- Sex offender registration, Megan's Law/Jessica's Law
- Affirmative Action
- Income Tax Revision, eg., flat tax
- Legalization of Prostitution
- Limits on Immigration
- Internet Censorship
- Electoral College revision
- Flag Burning Amendment
- Victim's Rights
- Social Security, Federal control vs. privatization
- Economic Stimulus/Bailouts
- Same Sex Marriage/Gay Rights
- Healthcare Reform
- TABOR – Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Mideast Policy – Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria
- Arab Spring
- ISIS/ISIL
- Campaign Finance
