History of Political Thought

The course aims to provide students with the acquisition of theoretical, methodological and critical tools proper to the history of political thought. The student will acquire the ability to apply the knowledge learned in the context of the history of political thought for the purpose of a critical re-elaboration of the problems and will be able to express critical judgments. At the end of the course, students will have achieved the ability to communicate clearly, and to write in a correct way, synthetic considerations on the main issues of modern and contemporary politics, critically reshaping ideas and theses put forward by the main authors who have contributed to the Western political and philosophical tradition.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student:
1. will have a fully adequate knowledge of the theories and themes in the history of political thought and will be able to identify and discuss their critical points;
2. will have a systematic and in-depth knowledge of the history of political thought from ancient times to contemporary times, acquired through the reading of the classics and the study of secondary literature.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student:
1. will be able to apply appropriately the knowledge and critical skills acquired from the study of the history of political thought in order to make critical judgments in different areas of contemporary concrete reality;
2. will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in order to develop the ability to discuss and compare different theoretical and cultural perspectives;
3. will be able to apply with mastery the methodology of historical-political research and will be able to produce original research.