Teaching Political Theory: A Pluralistic Approach (Elgar Guides to Teaching)

by Nicholas Tampio

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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.



The book shares advice about how to design a political theory course, including selecting reading materials, writing lectures, making assignments, and creating experiences for students. More than a how-to manual, the book also shows how political theorists may profitably stage conversations between American, Chinese, European, and Indian political thinkers. After reading this book, political theorists will gain ideas about how to read and teach ancient sceptics like Sextus Empiricus, Chinese Daoists like Zhuangzi, African American abolitionists like Sojourner Truth, and Indian philosophers like B.R. Ambedkar.



Written by an editor of the journal Comparative Political Theory, this book offers insights to political theorists at all stages of their career on how to energize their research and teaching methods.

  • ISBN10 1800373864
  • ISBN13 9781800373860
  • Publish Date 23 September 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 220
  • Language English