Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak

Kar

Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar

Szervezet

ÁJTK Római Jogi és Összehasonlító Jogtörténeti Tanszék

Kód

JNX_ERASMUS:O11

Cím

Political thought in early modern England

Tervezett félév

Mindkét

Meghirdetve

2023/24/2

ECTS

5

Nyelv

en

Tantárgy tartalma

Political Thought in Early Modern England Lecturer: Balázs RIGO (PhD) Senior Lecturer Department of Roman Law and Comparative Legal History (ELTE) rigo.balazs@ajk.elte.hu The aim of the course is to give an overview for the students on the history of the political thought in early modern England with an introductory extension to contemporary European authors like Machiavelli and Erasmus. Content of the Course: The first, introductory part of the program is devoted to the two great authors of humanism Machiavelli and Erasmus besides a general overview of the early modern age and humanism. The second part deals with the different works and authors ranging from Thomas more’s Utopia until the glorious revolution and John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government. Students can chose other authors from the early modern political thought of England but reading Machiavelli’s Prince and a selected Shakespeare King drama is obligatory. After the presentations of 45-60 minutes the class will discuss and debate on the topics related to the very presentation. Ex.what is the role of power? Can Utopia be achieved? What is the control of power? What does effectivity in power mean? Can a tyrant be executed? Who has the right to decide on the wrongful monarch? etc.

Számonkérés és értékelés

Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar  1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3. tel +36 1 411 6500  www.ajk.elte.hu ASSESSMENT Each Student shall hold an 1. Oral presentation on the selected author and his work, (45-60 minutes, using ppt is obligatory) and write 2. a review essay on Machiavelli’s Prince (3-5 pages), and another 3. a review essay on a chosen Shakespeare King drama (3-5 pages)

Irodalomjegyzék

Literature Sources available partly via the Internet and in the Faculty Library Machiavelli: The Prince Erasmus: The Education of the Christian Prince Thomas More: Utopia Richard Hooker: On the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity Francis Bacon: New Atlantis James I: The Trew Law of Free Monarchies Sir Robert Filmer: Patriarcha Oliver Cromwell: Selected Letters and Speeches Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan John Locke: Two Treaties of Government

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