Undergraduate Course: Political Philosophy (PHIL10093)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ug_study/ug_honours/ug_honours_index.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will discuss a number of issues in political philosophy, among which may be any of the following. How might the benefits and burdens of social cooperation be justly distributed among the members of society? Is distributive justice simply a matter people's shares of resources, or must we consider also the levels of wellbeing that people are able to achieve with their resources? Which systems of property ownership, if any, can be justified? And, in particular, ought we to allow private ownership of worldly resources, or of the 'means of production'? What should be regarded as the 'basic units' of justice, individual people or something larger such as communities or cultures? |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least three philosophy courses at Grade B or above (or be predicted to gain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To develop further the philosophical skills, and to extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge, acquired in previous philosophy courses. |
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by one 1500-word essay (40%) due roughly halfway through the semester, and one 2500-word essay (60%) due near the end of the semester.
Visiting Student assessment is the same as above. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Campbell Brown
Tel:
Email: Campbell.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk |
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