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Course: 2025/2026

Political philosophy
(17714)
Bachelor in History and Politics (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 394 - Estudio: 352)


Coordinating teacher: GARCÍA RUIZ, ALICIA

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory Department, International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
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Objectives
1. Studying the relevant concepts needed to understand politics. 2. Appreciation of the need to understand an evaluate politics from an intellectual, critical and rigorous view. 3. Analysing political problems and situations from an interdisciplinary approach. 4. Facilitating analysis and debate and ethical valoration of current political problems and possible solutions. 5. Studyng the works of the more relevant political thinkers in History.
Learning Outcomes
K2: To know the historical evolution of political institutions, from Antiquity to the present day, identifying their impact on government systems K4: Classify the different political systems and governance structures at the global level, comparing their similarities and differences K5: Describe the actors, institutions, and processes that shape international relations, explaining their influence on the global landscape K6: To compare historical economic systems, relating them to their socio-political context from Antiquity to the present day S1: Build solid historical and political arguments from a rigorous documentary base S2: Apply logical and creative thinking in solving complex historiographical and political problems S3: Experiment with research methodologies, simulating historical or political situations relevant to their analysis S4: Simulate geopolitical scenarios and international conflicts, demonstrating understanding of their implications S5: Demonstrate academic writing skills by crafting essays and articles based on original research S8: Creating innovative approaches to address historical and political problems S9: Observe historical and political phenomena with a critical and contextual perspective C1: Have critical and analytical skills evaluating historical sources and political texts to interpret their relevance in real contexts C2: Solve complex problems by adapting historical and political knowledge to propose effective solutions in contemporary situations C3: Actively participate in interdisciplinary projects to analyze historical and political phenomena from multiple perspectives
Description of contents: programme
Lecture 1. Concept of politics and Political Philosophy Lecture 2. Ethics and politics Lecture 3. Law and political power. The reason of State. Rule of law and its evolution Lecture 4. Freedom, equality and fundamental rights. Theories of justice. Lecture 5. Obedience to Law and civil desobedience Lecture 6. Democracy. Nationalism and cosmopolitism. Cultural pluralism and rights of minorities.
Learning activities and methodology
1. Theory sessions: These sessions comprise the Professor´s explanatory lectures. 2. Practice sessions: In each session, one or two students will analyze a text, adopting for the presentation the format: a) Context; b) Summary; c) Analysis and commentary. All students will then collectively discuss the text and the questions raised in the discussion guide. 3. Tutorships
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • BHIKHU PAREKH. PENSADORES POLÍTICOS CONTEMPORÁNEOS. Alianza Editorial.
  • DAVID MILLER. FILOSOFÍA POLÍTICA: UNA BREVE INTRODUCCIÓN. Alianza Editorial.
  • EUSEBIO FERNANDEZ GARCIA. FILOSOFÍA POLÍTICA Y DERECHO. Marcial Pons.
  • I. GONZALEZ RICOY, J. QUERALT (eds.). Razones públicas. Una introducción a la filosofía política. Ariel. 2021
  • NORBERTO BOBBIO. TEORÍA GENERAL DE LA POLÍTICA. Trotta.
  • NORBERTO BOBBIO. EL FILÓSOFO Y LA POLÍTICA. ANTOLOGÍA. Fondo de Cultura Económica.
  • WILL KYMLICKA. FILOSOFIA POLITICA CONTEMPORANEA. Ariel.
Additional Bibliography
  • ANDREA GREPPI. CONCEPCIONES DE LA DEMOCRACIA EN EL PENSAMIENTO POLÍTICO CONTEMPORÁNEO. Trotta.
  • EUSEBIO FERNANDEZ. ENTRE LA RAZÓN DE ESTADO Y EL ESTADO DE DERECHO: LA RACIONALIDAD POLÍTICA. Dykinson.
  • MARIA EUGENIA RODRIGUEZ. LA NUEVA GENERACIÓN DE DERECHOS HUMANOS: ORIGEN Y JUSTIFICACIÓN. Dykinson.
  • MIGUEL ANGEL RAMIRO AVILÉS. UTOPIA Y DERECHO. Marcial Pons.
  • OSCAR PEREZ DE LA FUENTE. PLURALISMO CULTURAL Y DERECHOS DE LAS MINORÍAS. Dykinson.
  • SILVINA RIBOTTA. LAS DESIGUALDADES ECONÓMICAS EN LAS TEORÍAS DE LA JUSTICIA. POBREZA, REDISTRIBUCIÓN E INJUSTICIA SOCIAL. CEPC.

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.