SOC050 Legal Philosophy Spring 2022 Every Wednesday from 14:00 in Room No. 215 February 23 Introductory Lesson JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. March 2 Legal Positivism (Discussion of the text "Legal Positivism: 5½ Myths" by John Gardner) doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. March 9 Natural Law Theory JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. March 16 Traditional and New Challenges in the Right to Life JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D. March 23 Normative Ethics JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. March 30 Razian Authority (Discussion of the text "Legitimacy, Democracy, and Razian Authority" by Scott Hershovitz) doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. April 6 Justice JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. April 13 The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus (Discussion of the text "The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus" by John Rawls) doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. April 20 Philosophy of Human Rights JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. April 27 Dignity, Rank, and Rights (Discussion of the text "Dignity, Rank, and Rights" by Jeremy Waldron) doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. May 4 Test JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. May 11 Exam Week doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D - Some philosophical text will be discussed in seminars. These texts can be found in the study materials in IS MUNI. Always bring them to a seminar (printed or in electronic form). - Part of the text will be a few questions that will be discussed at the seminar. These questions will include those that will be part of the test. Prepare answers to given questions. - The course is finished by a written test. A maximum of nine points can be obtained from the test. You can get the following marks from it: Points Marks 9 A 8 B 7 C 6 D 5 E 4 or less F