Law and the Enlightenment (P02545)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-LW

This course examines legal theorising in the Scottish Enlightenment. In particular, through a reading of source material students will consider debates over Natural Law (reason, will or moral sense), over justice and utility, and over governement, society and history. Eighteenth-century debates over liberty, property, wealth and virtue will be assessed.

? Keywords : Scottish Enlightenment, History, Virtue, Wealth, Liberty, Justice, Equity, Revolution, Adam Smith, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, Lord Kames, Thomas Reid, John Locke.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Law or Equivalent

? Co-requisites : None

? Prohibited combinations : None

? Special Arrangements for Entry : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	11:10	13:00	Seminar Room L04, Old College	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate (1) a critical knowledge and understanding of the main debates in Enlightenment legal theory; (2) a knowledge of the views of selected thinkers; (3) the place of Scottish thinkers in the Enlightenment; (4) an ability to comment and engage in debate on the issues examined.