DAC2PVP02 Political Philosophy Classics

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M.
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this class is to make the students acquainted with the classics of political philosophy, whose ideas have shaped the current constitutinal patterns, models and approaches.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of this course, the students will:
- understand the main patterns of normative political philosophy that form a basis of contemporary constitutional models
Syllabus
  • The framework of co-operation between the lecturer and the students will be set individually. After the students read a particular text (as specified by the lecturer, see the literature), they will meet with the lecturer to discuss it. This year, the students and the teacher will analyze several chapter of Waldron's "Political Political Theory".
Literature
    required literature
  • WALDRON, Jeremy. Political political theory : essays on institutions. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard university press, 2016, xi, 403. ISBN 9780674743854. info
    recommended literature
  • Constitutions and the classics : patterns of constitutional thought from Fortescue to Bentham. Edited by D. J. Galligan. First edititon published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, xi, 443. ISBN 9780198714989. info
Teaching methods
reading, guided group discussions, e-syllabus
Assessment methods
Evaluation of home preparation (reading Waldron's book) and a subsequent group discussion of the main findings.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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