Political Philosophy at Yale

Open Yale Courses offers an excellent Fall 2006 course to lifelong learners, called PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy.

This course makes available a full set of materials for each class session, including audio, video and online readings.

Course description:

"This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition. The course will focus on three broad themes that are central to understanding political life: the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), and democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville). Particular attention will focus especially on the way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our ways of life."

This course is a nice addition to the resources of lifelong learners with an interest in political philosophy.