Political Philosophy (U04124)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-U04124

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?

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Philosophy 2B

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Political Philosophy (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2008	16:10	18:00			Dugald Stewart Building, room G.06

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

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.