Course : Authority and Leadership from Thucydides to Adam Smith
Course code : PHILOSOPHY1058
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Units
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I. Ancient democracy and the authority of the leader
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II. Authority of institutions and leaders in the constitutions according to Thucydides
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III. Republicanism and the authority of the leader in Machiavelli
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IV. The authority of aristocratic families within the regimes in Machiavelli
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V. The authority of political organs and bodies in Machiavelli's Discourses
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VI. Political religion and political charisma in the political tradition of Florence
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VII. Authority of the assembly and democracy in James Harrington's work, Commonwealth of Oceana
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VIII. Authority of the assembly and democracy in the work of John Adams
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IX. Authority of the institutions of the Old Regime and the authority of the new republican institutions during the French Revolution
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X. Authority, power, and the common interest in political systems according to David Hume
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XI. Authority, power, and the common interest in political systems according to Adam Smith
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I. Ancient democracy and the authority of the leader