POL440 Concepts in Modern Political Philosophy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Baroš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Dufek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Sylvie Bláhová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Job (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Křepelová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Patrik Taufar, MA, E.MA, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 P22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able to identify the main traditions, arguments, and figures in the 20th century political philosophy. Furthermore, the students will be able to analyze, compare, and critically assess the main contributions to the most important debates in the field of political philosophy. Students will also be able to synthesize particular philosophical positions and independently construct arguments regarding current phenomena such as democracy, human rights, globalization, and global poverty.
Syllabus
  • 1. Moral pluralism and deep disagreement in constitutional democracies
  • 2. Basic Issues in Democratic Theory: Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Human Rights
  • I. Democracy as an Open Challenge
  • 3. State and Sovereignty
  • 4. Power, Authority, and Legitimacy
  • 5. Nations, Nationalism, and Multiculturalism
  • 6. Political Representation in Democracy
  • 7. Pluralism, Tolerance, and Diversity
  • II. Justice: From Material Redistribution to Structural Disadvantage
  • 8. Fairnes, Equality, and Redistribution: Health and Inequality, Social Determinants of Health
  • 9. Liberty, Property Rights, and Justice: Minding One's Own Business as a Virtue
  • 10. Recognition, Participation, and Structural Injustice: Social, Political Exclusion
  • 11. State Holiday
  • 12. State Holiday
  • III. Other Issues
  • 13. Globalisation, Human Rights, and International Theory: HUmnan Rights of the Global Poor
Literature
  • LÁNSKÝ, Ondřej. Je třeba zavrhnout liberalismus? : k jednomu problému modernity. Vydání první. Praha: Filosofia, 2015. 217 stran. ISBN 9788070074398. info
  • HOLZER, Jan, Pavel MOLEK, Jiří BAROŠ, Pavel DUFEK, Michal MOCHŤAK, Ivo POSPÍŠIL, Petr PRECLÍK and Hubert SMEKAL. Demokratizace a lidská práva. Středoevropské pohledy (Democratization and Human Rights. Central European Perspectives). 1st ed. Brno - Praha: MUNI Press - SLON, 2013. 266 pp. Studie 105. svazek. ISBN 978-80-7419-159-6. info
  • TOMASI, John. Free market fairness. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012. xxvii, 348. ISBN 9780691144467. info
  • SKINNER, Quentin. O státě. Translated by Jakub Jinek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2012. 119 s. ISBN 9788072984466. info
  • ROSANVALLON, Pierre. Democratic legitimacy : impartiality, reflexivity, proximity. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. 235 p. ISBN 9780691149486. info
  • WILLIAMS, Bernard Arthur Owen. Na počátku byl čin : realismus a moralismus v politické diskusi. Edited by Geoffrey Hawthorn, Translated by Tomáš Hejduk. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2011. 278 s. ISBN 9788087378854. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel. Anarchie a řád ve světové politice. Edited by Ondřej Císař. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008. 559 s. ISBN 9788073670948. URL info
  • Sociální kritika v éře globalizace : odstraňování sociálně-ekonomických nerovností a konfliktů. Edited by Marek Hrubec, Translated by Martin Brabec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2008. 479 s. ISBN 9788070072868. info
  • The Oxford handbook of political theory. Edited by John S. Dryzek - Bonnie Honig - Anne Phillips - Robert E. Goodin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. xiii, 883. ISBN 9780199548439. info
  • BARŠOVÁ, Andrea and Pavel BARŠA. Přistěhovalectví a liberální stát : imigrační a integrační politiky v USA, západní Evropě a Česku. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2005. 308 s. ISBN 8021038756. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel. Politická teorie multikulturalismu. 2. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2003. 347 s. ISBN 80-7325-020-9. info
  • RAWLS, John. Justice as fairness : a restatement. Edited by Erin Kelly. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2001. xviii, 214. ISBN 0674005112. info
  • DWORKIN, Ronald M. Sovereign virtue :the theory and practice of equality. 2. ed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. 511 s. ISBN 0-674-00219-9. info
  • YOUNG, Iris Marion. Justice and the politics of difference. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. viii, 286. ISBN 0691023158. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, position papers, in-class discussions
Assessment methods
(1) At least three position papers
(2) In-class activity
(3) Final oral exam OR final essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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