Friday 12/17--Fed Papers intro.

The Federalist Papers

Please read the first Fed paper (and any other that catches your attention) by Hamilton (Link is above). Please post a comment to this post that responds to the following queries:

What point is Hamilton making here?
What do you think about his argument?

Please be thoughtful in your comment!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Mrs. Branigan

Machiavelli Day 1

In a thoughtful blog post, please compare and contrast your views of an ideal state leader and Machiavelli’s views of an ideal statesman.

Chapters 7-9, OHN

PRIOR TO CLASS ON Monday 9/20....In a comment to this post, write a ONE sentence summary for each of these chapters from OHN:
Altruism
Religion
Hope

Be thoughtful!

PS--I enjoyed our lively discussion this morning; keep it up!

Chapters 3-6, OHN

PRIOR TO CLASS ON THURS 9/16....In a comment to this post, write a ONE sentence summary for each of these chapters from OHN:
Development
Emergence
Aggression
Sex

Define the following...

Define the following using YOUR OWN IDEAS...not a dictionary:

NATION
STATE
LIBERTY
JUSTICE

Have fun!

Welcome to PT-Block 7

Greetings Thinkers!

I am so looking forward to starting our work. I hope that you will find that Political Theory is a course that will challenge the way that you think about...everything. Everything from human nature to how and why societies organize themselves. This blog will be a tool where we can share our reactions to the readings prior to dissecting them in class.

I am certain that this will be a different type of experience than the other courses you have taken in your earlier years in the History Department; you will, hopefully, gain an appreciation for some of the great thinkers of the Western world; and, we will surely have some fun along the way.

Again, welcome and I am looking forward to a a great year for each of you.
Mrs. Branigan