An introduction to the key problems of modern Political Philosophy focusing on the foundations of modern Liberalism in the Enlightenment contract theories of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
Onderwijsvorm
Lectures with seminar discussions.
Toetsing
Mid-semester take-home exam (40%), and final take-home (60%).
Literatuur
*Hobbes’s Leviathan (CUP 1991). ISBN: 0521567971. *Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (CUP, 1988). ISBN: 0 521 35730 6. *Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality and excerpts from The Social Contract, both in: Basic Political Writings, tr. Cress, (Hackett 1988). ISBN: 0 87220 047 7.
Toegangseisen
None
Rooster
see Rooster BA1-programma 2008-2009
Aanmelden
Please register for this course on U-twist. See registration procedure
Informatie
dr. H.W. Siemens ( h.w.siemens@phil.leidenuniv.nl)
Opmerkingen
Lectures will be in English, although Dutch can be used for exams and contributions in class.
The course is available as elective.