Undergraduate Course: Political Philosophy (PHIL10093)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| 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 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? |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least three philosophy courses at Grade B or above (or be predicted to gain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| To develop further the philosophical skills, and to extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge, acquired in previous philosophy courses.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Campbell Brown
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Course secretary | Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
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