David L. Rouse
Office: Zehmer 216
Phone: (540) 376-4577
e-mail: dlr9g@uvawise.edu
TEXT: All texts used in the course are electronically available and linked in the course schedule below.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE: The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the methods of philosophy through the study of key concepts and positions in social and political philosophy. These methods include close textual reading, critical analysis, imaginative variation, and the construction of arguments and counter-arguments.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING: There will three exams during the semester, and a final exam. The average of the three exams and the final will each count 30% of the course grade. . The remaining 40% of the grade will be based on participation in class.
Grades are assigned as follows:
92-100 A
90-91.9 A-
88-89.9 B+
82-87.9 B
80-81.9 B-
78-79.9 C+
72-78.9 C
70-71.9 C-
68-69.9 D+
62-68.9 D
60-61.9 D-
0-59.9 F
Students are expected to attend class, to do the assigned reading before each class session, to submit all work by the assigned date, to know and abide by the rules of The University of Virginia's College at Wise, including the Honor Code. Cheating on an assignment can result in a grade of "F" independent of any sanction that may be imposed by the Honor Court.
If you need course adaptation or accommodation because of a disability or if you have emergency medical information to share with me, please make an appointment to talk with me as soon as possible. To make inquiries regarding disability services, please contact Whitney Wells, ADA Coordinator, at 276-328-0265 or wew3x@uvawise.edu, or visit Academic Support Services in Zehmer Hall.
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Class Schedule |
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Assignment |
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22 Au |
Introduction to the course |
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27 |
Classical Communitarianism |
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29 |
Aristotle, Politics, Bk. 4 |
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0 Sept |
Aristotle, Politics, Bk. 5 |
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05 |
Review |
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10 |
Exam 1 Study Guide |
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12 |
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17 |
Discussion |
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19 |
Enlightenment Individualism |
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24 |
Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapter XIII-XXIX |
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26 |
Discussion |
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01 Oct |
Locke, Second Treatise on Government, |
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03 |
Locke, Chapter 5, |
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15 |
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17 |
Locke, Chapter 9, |
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22 |
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| 24 | Review Study Guide |
| 29 | Exam 2 |
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31 |
Smith, Wealth of Nations, Introduction-Bk.1, Chapter 4 Smith, Chapter 5-7 |
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05 Nov |
Smith Chapter 8-Bk.2, Chapter 3 |
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07 |
Romantic Communitarianism |
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12 |
Review Study Guide |
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14 |
Exam 3 |
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19 |
Critical Socialism |
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21 |
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26 |
Engels, Synopsis of Capital, Pt. 1 Synopsis of Capital, Pt. 2 |
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03 Dec |
Synopsis of Capital, Pt. 4 |
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05 |
Review Study Guide |
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