Advanced Studies in Political Philosophy A [ LFILO2360 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
2q
Ce cours bisannuel est dispensé en 2011-2012, 2013-2014, ...
| Teacher(s) |
Van Parijs Philippe ;
Gosseries Axel ;
Pourtois Hervé (coordinator) ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
Each year this course will select a particular theme, e.g., justification for democracy, sovereignty, citizenship, conflict, power, justice worldwide, social justice, etc.
The course will always present philosophical approaches different from the chosen theme, and compare and contrast these.
The course will pay special attention to the relationship between the chosen theme and a reflection on the goals and methods of political philosophy.
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| Aims |
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to analyze and discuss, in a well-informed manner based on his or her own thinking, a selected question in the area of political philosophy.
At the end of the course the student should :
Be able to use research tools in political philosophy ;
Be able to conceptualise the selected question ;
Be able to situate responses to the question in the larger framework of the history of political philosophy and of contemporary debates as regards different approaches and theories;
Include, in the philosophical discussion of the selected question, contributions from other disciplines pertinent to the analysis and discussion of the question ;
Develop his or her own argumentation relative to the question.
Submit the method of study chosen for the selected question to a critical reflection.
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| Evaluation methods |
The assessement will be base on a 10-page essay devoted to one aspect of the theme of the course, followed by an oral discussion.
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| Teaching methods |
The course is meant to be very interactive. Students will be expected to read most of the chapters in advance.
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| Content |
Justice and democracy
In 2011-12, The course will be devoted to the relationship between justice and democracy and taught (in French) by Philippe Van Parijs on the basis of his recent book, Just Democracy. The Rawls-Machiavelli Programme (ECPR Press, 2011, 178p.), the content of which can be summarized as follows:
We don't just need democracy. We need just democracy. Among the countless ways in which democracies could be organized, we must not try to adopt the most democratic ones. We must go instead for those that offer the best prospect of making our societies and our world more just. This is the core of the Rawls-Machiavelli programme forcefully advocated and vividly illustrated in this book, a powerful alliance between Rawlsian thinking about social justice and Machiavellian thinking about political institutions.
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| Other information |
Prerequisites :
Basic instruction in political philosophy ;
reading knowledge of English sufficient to permit study of contemporary texts in political philosophy
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Philosophy
> Master [60] in Philosophy
> Master [120] in Ethics
> Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)
> Certificat universitaire en éthique économique et sociale
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> EFIL
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