/lit/ - Literature

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In order (and stripped from a Political Theory syllabus w/ some alterations)

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Republic (Plato)

Politics (Aristotle)

Leviathan* (Hobbes)

Second Treatise of Government (Locke)

Utilitarianism (Mill)

Marx, Selected Essays (esp. 'The Jewish Question** & On German Ideology') (Marx)

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After Marx, there's plenty of interesting political theory going on. You may like Foucault (Discipline and Punish is a good read), or you may like other writers as well. This is simply a rather solid historical basis for moving forward with your studies. Also if you're doing self-study be aware that you may want to look for academic commentary on these works, which you can usually find by looking at readers companion guides and the like.

* Leviathan is not useful in its entirety, but various parts of it are. Check w/ a companion guide book to determine what to read, but in general, if its about human nature, the state of nature, or the foundations of a government, read it.

** The Jewish Question sounds anti-semetic in nature, though it is not. The 'question' it refers to is the possibility of extending full rights to Jews in Germany ~1880's. The essay essentially discusses what 'enfranchisement' by a government means at a fundamental level.