Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- FIL116
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian or English
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing this course, students should have:
- A general overview of key themes, debates, thinkers, and texts in contemporary political philosophy
- An understanding of how these themes, debates, thinkers, and texts connect to each other and to current political issues.
Skills:
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- Describe key concepts and theories in contemporary political philosophy
- Recognize different ways in which these concepts are understood and employed, and recognize similarities and differences among these theories
- Recognize practical and theoretical implications of understanding and employing these concepts in different ways, and recognize practical and theoretical implications of these theories
- Reconstruct and evaluate arguments in support of different understandings of uses of these concepts, and in support of different theories in contemporary political philosophy
- Apply concepts and theories in contemporary political philosophy to debates about current political issues
- Communicate understanding, evaluation, and application of concepts and theories in writing.
Competence:
After completing the course, the student should be competent to
- Reflect on, and form well-reasoned judgements about debates in contemporary political philosophy and current political issues
- Study political philosophy at a more advanced level.
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Students will spend approximately 20 hours in class over the course of the semester, and approximately 10 hours per week outside of class working on course-related tasks. Class time will involve lectures or presentations by the instructor, discussions, and group work.
The number of gatherings may be reduced if the number of students attending the course is less than 4. In that case, the students will be compensated with individual or group tutoring.