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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Doug Adeney.
Prerequisite: One first-year single-semester Philosophy subject. Students who lack this prerequisite, but believe themselves adequately prepared to attempt any second/third year subjects, should consult the Head of Department.
Contact: Up to three hours a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- have gained an understanding, in broad outlines, of the nature and development of the Western tradition in political theory up to the 17th century;
- have developed an appreciation of the value of studying historically significant theoretical texts as an aid to making sense of modern views and issues;
- be able to display a critical understanding of the particular texts studied;
- be capable of engaging with the fundamental questions in political philosophy raised in the study of these texts.
Content:
A critical study of classic political texts by Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke, with comparisons among them and with more recent writers.
Assessment:
One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent) and two essays of 1,500 words each (25 per cent each).
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