Thursday, March 30, 2006
(8:55 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
Help Me
I am drawing up a program of study. I need help coming up with a bibliography for two exams in particular: Philosophy of Religion and Theories of Community. Here is what I need help with.On Philosophy of Religion, I've pretty well got the continental "religious turn" stuff down. What I need is more of the classic stuff -- what would be assigned in a normal class on philosophy of religion. Also, a few key books in analytic philosophy of religion would be great.
On Theories of Community, I'm thinking basically "political theory" with a de-emphasis on the state. So first of all, I kind of want a list of the standard works in political theory in the modern period -- Rousseau, Hobbes, whatever. If anyone could point out some prominent feminst political theorists, that would be great.
Getting women on both these lists is important.
Any suggestions you could give would be great. Please avoid suggesting things that I would already have listed due to my obvious interests -- Agamben, Derrida, Zizek, Nancy, whatever. Do not avoid suggesting things that "of course one would have on the list," though, because I do not happen to be that generic person who is well-acquainted with the conventional wisdom. Autodidacticism has its pitfalls.
Thank you in advance.
