Contents: 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.