Postgraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy MSc (PHIL11215)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course covers advanced topics in Political Philosophy, either contemporary or historical. The course may focus on an extended examination of a philosophical issue, such as distributive justice, retributive justice, freedom, democracy, rights, and may focus in depth on the work of particular philosophers. |
| Course description |
This course examines in detail an advanced topic in Political Philosophy. Topics will vary from year to year and may be either contemporary or historical. The course may focus on an extended examination of a philosophical debate. Alternatively, the course may focus on a historical figure or set of figures in the history of political philosophy (construed broadly).
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
|
Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final Essay 100% (3000 words) |
| Feedback |
Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay by week 6 deadline on Turnitin via Learn. The essay cannot be draft of summative essay but it can be on the same topic. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand central concepts in debates in political philosophy.
- Critically engage with arguments for and against contentious political positions.
- Distinguish specific claims and arguments in political discussion.
- Express their own understanding of key concepts in writing.
- Express their own understanding of key concepts in discussion with others.
|
Reading List
Representative Readings:
John Rawls, The Theory of Justice
Elizabeth Anderson, Private Government
Julia Maskiver, The Duty to Vote
G.A. Cohen, Rescuing Justice and Equality
Tommie Shelby, We Who Are Dark
Avery Kolers, A Moral Theory of Solidarity
Eric Mack, Libertarianism
Scott Shapiro, Legality
|
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Mindsets: Enquiry and lifelong learning; Outlook and engagement.
Skills: Personal and intellectual autonomy; Communication.
|
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Barry Maguire
Tel: (0131 6)51 3083
Email: bmaguire@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sabina Ali
Tel: (0131 6) 50 4400
Email: Sabina.Ali@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage