Undergraduate Course: Political Philosophy (PHIL10093)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course covers issues and questions in historical and / or contemporary political philosophy. |
| Course description |
Political philosophy concerns the relations between individuals, society and government including issues regarding the scope, limits and legitimacy of sovereign institutions and their relations with freedom, consent, and obligation. Topics may include liberty, justice, property, rights, law, political authority, and rebellion. The course will explore these topics through conceptual and normative analysis using contemporary or historical sources.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017) AND
Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students studying on MA Cognitive Science (Humanities) are permitted to take this course without having met the pre-requisites of Mind, Matter and Language and Knowledge and Reality. However, it is advisable that students discuss the suitability of the course with their PT and the course organiser before enrolling. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have completed at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses. Applicants should note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. **Please note that 3rd year Philosophy courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces.** These enrolments are managed strictly by the Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the department directly to request additional spaces. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 32,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam (100%)
Formative exam (0%) |
| Feedback |
1. Students will receive written feedback on their formative exams.
2. Students can discuss strategies for the exam during the revision class held after the 11th teaching week.
3. Weekly office hours and appointments by request are available for further feedback or feedforward. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and analyse key concepts in political philosophy
- Describe justifications for political authority, legitimacy obligation
- Make critical interventions and arguments in relation to claims of political legitimacy, obligation, and necessity
- Describe several historical authors who have made signal contributions to political philosophy
- Organise and filter varied information into a usable whole
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ug_study/ug_honours/ug_honours_index.html |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The transferable skills from this course are analysis, synthesis, precision, and argument. Students will be obliged to survey, select and summarise ideas from a several required readings. Students will need to refine these ideas into their essential forms, that is, to analyse the material to find its logical structure. On the basis of common logical structures, students will develop consolidated answers regarding questions raised by the materials and by the course itself. Students will be taught care and precision in the expression of distinctions between inter-related ideas or concepts. Using these, students will have to marshal considerations in favour of their answers to relevant questions.
Core skills gained or developed on this course:
Being open to different perspectives; Challenging own perspectives and assumptions; Critical thinking; Critical analysis and evaluation; Ethics and research ethics; Formulating original arguments and justifying it; Independence; Preparation, planning and organisation; Academic reading skills; Self-reflection; Time management; Workload management; Writing clearly and concisely; Taking notes. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Levy
Tel: (0131 6)50 9943
Email: david.levy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Catriona Keay
Tel:
Email: ckeay4@ed.ac.uk |
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