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Course: 2019/2020

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


Coordinating teacher: GREPPI , ANDREA

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

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Description of contents: programme
1. Concept of Politics. Philosophy of politics and its origins: Plato and Aristotle. 2. Ethics and Politics 3. Law and Political Power. The reason of State. Rule of Law and its evolution. Welfare state in crisis and the role of civil society. 4. Freedom, equality and Fundamental rights: contemporary interpretations. Fraternity as a political value. 5. Political obligation and obedience to Law. The political problem of authority. 6. Civil disobedience, features, conditions and its civic role. 7. Models of democracy. Contemporary debates on political representation. 8. Cosmopolitanism and cultural diversity. Diversity and differenciality.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

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