Teaching political theory : a pluralistic approach / Nicholas Tampio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tampio, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Guides to Teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Study and teaching.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2022]

Summary:

Political theory deals with profound questions about human nature, political principles, and the limits of knowledge. In Teaching Political Theory, Nicholas Tampio shows how political theorists may take a pluralistic approach to help students investigate the deepest levels of political life.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Boxes

Preface

1. Teaching political theory: a pluralistic approach

PART I - Designing a political theory course

2. Crafting a syllabus, with illustrations from American political thought

3. Writing lectures, with illustrations from Chinese and European political thought

4. Making assignments, with illustrations from Indian and African American political thought

PART II -Teaching political theory today

5. Teaching Greek political thought, with a focus on Sextus Empiricus

6. Teaching Chinese political thought, with a focus on Zhuangzi

7. Teaching neuroscience in a political theory course

8. Teaching the public, with examples from education policy

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Tampio, Nicholas Teaching Political Theory

ISBN:

9781800373877