SOC050 Legal Philosophy
Autumn 2021
Every Wednesday from 14:00 in Room No. 215
September 22 Introductory Lesson
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
September 29 Natural Law Theory
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
October 6 Legal Positivism (Discussion of the text "Legal Positivism: 5½ Myths" by
John Gardner)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
October 13 Normative Ethics
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
October 20 Razian Authority (Discussion of the text "Legitimacy, Democracy, and
Razian Authority" by Scott Hershovitz)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
October 27 Justice
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
November 3 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.
November 10 Dignity, Rank, and Rights (Discussion of the text "Dignity, Rank, and
Rights" by Jeremy Waldron)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
November 24 Philosophy of Human Rights
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
December 1 Test
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
December 8 Presentations
JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
December 15 Presentations
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 an exam, which is evaluated by marks A to E. The exam
consists of a written test composed of the questions discussed in the seminars and a
presentation about some philosophical issue.
- A maximum of ten points can be obtained from the test. You can get the following
marks from it:
Points Marks
10 A
9 B
8 C
7 D
6 E
5 or less F
- The presentation is created by each student himself (not in a group). You can choose
any topic from the field of legal philosophy. The length of the presentation is 5 to 10
minutes. The day before the seminar when you will present, put your presentations
into the study materials in IS MUNI.
- The exam mark is the average of the test and presentation marks.