PH1107 Social and Political Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 A11
Prerequisites
( PH1104 Antiquity - I && PH1202 Antiquity, Middle Ages - II ) || PROGRAM(N-SS) || PROGRAM(N-MA)
The ability to understand philosophical texts in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide students with basic systematic overview of social and political philosophy. At the end of the course students should be able to explain the key concepts and theories in political philosophy and present their own justified opinions on their character.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- list the key problems in social a political philosophy
- analyze the key problems in social and political philosophy
- present the key arguments in the given problems
- defend his or her opinion on the key arguments.
Syllabus
  • Society, the emergence and role of state, political authority
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Rights
  • Liberty
  • Equality
  • Oppression, feminism, multiculturalism
  • International affairs, global justice
Literature
  • Contemporary debates in political philosophy. Edited by Thomas Christiano - John Philip Christman. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xiii, 473. ISBN 9781405133227. info
  • WOLFF, Jonathan. An introduction to political philosophy. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, xii, 215. ISBN 9780199296095. info
  • A companion to contemporary political philosophy. Edited by Robert E. Goodin - Philip Pettit. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1995, xiii, 679. ISBN 0-631-17993-3. info
Teaching methods
Lecture in the form of commented ppt presentations, assigned readings, MS Teams consultations.
Assessment methods
Weekly online quizzes. These are compulsory. Two uncompleted quizzes will be tolerated. The student must reach min. 60 percent of all points to be eligible for the final exam. The final test will be an online open question test. Several open questions, pass limit 60 percent. Points received in the weekly quizzes do not count for the final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/20-21/course/view.php?id=1005
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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