GPOL 6301 -

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The New School

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Field Seminar in Political Theory: Paradigms of Contemporary Political Theorizing Spring 2009. Three credits. Andreas Kalyvas This field seminar in political theory is required of all students in the Theory track. It introduces students to four or five major paradigms of contemporary political theorizing: for example, (neo-Hegelian) communitarianism, (neo-Kantian) liberalism, (neo-Marxian) critical theory, (neo-Nietzschean) genealogy, and (neo-Heideggerian) deconstruction, assessing the respective strengths and weaknesses of the paradigms. In each case, we begin by examining a major text that exemplifies the paradigm. Then we consider critiques of its underlying assumptions and the most compelling appropriations of its signature concepts. Because proponents of each paradigm have commented critically on the others, the course effectively reconstructs a multi-layered conversation among many of the leading voices in contemporary political theory.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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