HFIB00831U Politisk filosofi

Årgang 2026/2027
Engelsk titel

Political Philosophy

Uddannelse

Bachelor Filosofi 2019-ordning

Kandidat sidefag 2020-ordning

Kursusindhold

The normative basis of society and the problem of social order. Classical theories of political philosophy and their foundations. Historical and current debates on, among other things, justice, equality, freedom, democracy, the common good, multiculturalism, pluralism, tolerance, social criticism, power and human rights.

Målbeskrivelser

In the exam, the student can demonstrate:

 

Knowledge and understanding of

  • theories covering key topics in political philosophy such as justice, power, equality, freedom, legitimacy, democracy, public reason, pluralism and tolerance.
  • historically central individuals and schools in political philosophy, the historical context of the subject's concepts, problems and methods.
  • authoritative tools within the subject in the form of bibliographic search tools, encyclopedias, authoritative overviews and introductions as well as scientific forums for the subject.

 

Skills in

  • clearly and independently explain selected issues, positions and arguments.
  • describe concepts, theories and arguments in their textual context in a precise and well-documented way.
  • contextualize a philosophical text in political philosophy and its historical and systematic context.
  • use bibliographic search tools and other relevant tools to analyze and describe and discuss a problem.

 

Competences in

  • collaborating on oral presentation of a problem in political philosophy.
  • collaborating on oral feedback on an oral presentation of a problem in political philosophy.

The teaching material will consist of central and influential research articles in the field of political philosophy, supplemented by textbooks, anthologies, and encyclopedia articles.

Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminars. Twice a week there is lecture; once a week there is a seminar where the students in groups work on short writing exercises and have other activities around the central texts / questions of the course.
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Point
15 ECTS
Prøveform
Mundtlig prøve, 30 minutter
Prøveformsdetaljer
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Varighed: 30 minutter inklusiv votering. Der gives ingen forberedelse. Materialet består af en synopsis på maks. 3 normalsider. Materialet vægter med 25 % i bedømmelsen.

Gruppeprøve: Den mundtlige prøve kan kun aflægges individuelt, men materialet kan udarbejdes i grupper på maks. 3 studerende. Materialets omfang er uafhængigt af, om det udarbejdes individuelt eller i gruppe.
Eksamensforudsætninger

In order to qualify for the oral exam, the student must have passed at least 8 of 10 written exercises answered in groups.

Hjælpemidler
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Bedømmelsesform
7-trins skala
Censurform
Ekstern censur