- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
'Political Philosophies from Plato to the Present 2600-PP-OG
The course seeks to introduce students to a selection of major political philosophies and to show how these have influenced real world politics and government institutions as well as the design of socio-economic structures. Topics to be included are Athenian direct democracy and Plato’s theory of the ideal state; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and St Augustine’s City of God; Monarchies, the feudal system and the divine right of kings; Hobbes Leviathan and Social Contract Theory; Liberalism in its various guises and its relationship to (representative) democracy; Hegel’s philosophy of history; Marx’s dialectical materialism and critique of ideologies; Nationalism, the nation state, the United Nations and International Law; Anarchism and Libertarianism; Kant’s Essay Byon Perpetual Peace and the supranationalism of the EU.
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Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students studentsb will have an understanding of the main political phoilosophies which have exercised an influence on the design and role of governments in human societies as well as on the organisation ofsocio-economic structures. They will be able to see the abiding influence ofthese ideas in various types of political régime and to interpret certain key aspects of contemporary polityicla debate and controversy in the light of underlying differences of political philosophy. Stucents will be encouraged to form their own critically informed opinions o, points of political philosophy and government and will be able to debate these among themselves.
Assessment criteria
Group assignment: an interactive debate in assigned debating teams to be carried out in class time on an assigned date (20%)
One final closed book examination with open essay type questions (80%)
Two hour closed book examination after the end of the course
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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