Office: 657 ICC
Office Hours: M 10-11; W 1:20-2.
Telephone: (202) 687-5903
Fax: (202) 687-5858
E-mail: schallj@georgetown.edu
Areas of Specialization: Political Theory
Vitae
URL: www.georgetown.edu/faculty/schallj
URL: www.moreC.com/schall

Father Schall's interetsts include classical and medieval political philosophy, natural law, Christian political philosophy, and the nature of political philosophy. His books include: Reason, Revelation, and the Foundations of Political Philosophy; Another Sort of Learning; At the Limits of Political Philosophy; Jacques Maritain: The Philosopher in Society. He also writes two columns, "Sense and Nonsense," in Crisis magazine and "Schall on Chesterton," in Gilbert!.

Course Schedule

Spring 2005:
On leave.

 

Recently Taught Courses
Fall 2004:
GOVT 117-01 Elements of Political Theory (Syllabus)
A course designed for undergraduates to acquaint them with political philosophy (in contrast to constitutional, institutional, or area/national studies) as that theoretical discipline has been understood in ancient, medieval, and modern contexts.

GOVT 456 Poltical Philosophy of Aristotle (Syllabus)
This course will consist of a careful reading of Aristotle's Ethics, Politics, and Poetics, together with some readings of contemporary writers about the place of Aristotle's political philosophy

Spring 2004:
GOVT 117-01 Elements of Political Theory (Syllabus)
GOVT 498 Political Philosophy of St. Augustine (Syllabus)

Fall 2003:
GOVT 117-01 Elements of Political Theory (Syllabus)
GOVT 437 Political Philsophy of Plato (Syllabus)

Spring 2003:
GOVT 117-01 Elements of Political Theory (Syllabus)
GOVT 455 Roman Catholic Political Philosophy (Syllabus)
This is a new course. It is a course in political philosophy. It inquires about the relation of classical, medieval, and modern political philosophy to the corpus of revelation as found in Catholicism. The course is intended for undergraduates or graduates interested in this understanding.

Fall 2002:
GOVT 117 Elements of Political Thought (Syllabus)
GOVT 485 Political Theory & Natural Law (Syllabus)
A course designed to acquaint the student with the various ways natural law has appeared in political discourse in western tradition. The student will be guided through considerations of classic, Christian, and modern discussions of the content and meaning of this tradition, with special emphasis on the difference between natural law and modern natural "right".

Spring 2002:
GOVT 117 Elements of Political Thought (Syllabus)
GOVT 487 Political Philosophy of Aquinas (Syllabus)

Fall 2001:
GOVT 117 Elements of Political Thought (Syllabus)
GOVT 456 Poltical Philosophy of Aristotle (Syllabus)
This course will consist of a careful reading of Aristotle's Ethics, Politics, and Poetics, together with some readings of contemporary writers about the place of Aristotle's political philosophy


Spring 2001:
GOVT 117 Elements of Political Theory (Syllabus)
GOVT 381 Medieval Political Philosophy (Syllabus)

Fall 2000:
 GOVT 437 Political Philsophy of Plato (Syllabus)