Postgraduate Course: Political Philosophy MSc (PHIL11055)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
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 well-being 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?
Shared with UG course Political Philosophy PHIL10093.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
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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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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Guy Fletcher
Tel: (0131 6)50 9942
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Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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