180062 SE Thomas Hobbes (2012S)
Between Politics and Science
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
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Freitag
09.03.
12:00 - 14:00
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16.03.
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23.03.
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30.03.
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20.04.
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04.05.
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11.05.
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01.06.
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08.06.
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15.06.
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22.06.
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29.06.
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
The course will provide a comprehensible exposition of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). It will put his concepts of science, politics and religion into the appropriate historical socio-political and intellectual environment. To that aim, the seminar includes a concise introduction to the philosophical achievements of Hobbes, especially his concept of self-preservation; it will outline pre-modern conceptualisations of new epistemologies that were going in tandem with a re-assessment of contemporary political and religious currents. The focus on the changing intellectual culture of Early Modern England will also touch the conditions of research.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Apart from actively participating in the discussions of selected primary texts, students will be required individually to give a short talk on the Study day, Dec. 2 and to write a ten page essay in English. For their research, students will refer to the primary and secondary literature provided for the seminar as well as to other relevant literature; in their essay, they will demonstrate their capacity handle the usual methods of scholarly documentation (footnotes and bibliography).
Please note: in order to obtain a certificate for this seminar it is necessary to give a talk and to write a paper, which should be related to the content of the talk but which will not merely be a summary of the verbal presentation.
Please note: in order to obtain a certificate for this seminar it is necessary to give a talk and to write a paper, which should be related to the content of the talk but which will not merely be a summary of the verbal presentation.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Recommeded (minimal) readingTuck, Richard: Hobbes. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford. 2002
Sorell, Tom (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes. Cambridge 1996Primary texts
Hobbes, Thomas: Leviathan. (J. C. A. Gaskin, ed.) Oxford 1998
Sorell, Tom (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes. Cambridge 1996Primary texts
Hobbes, Thomas: Leviathan. (J. C. A. Gaskin, ed.) Oxford 1998
Prüfungsstoff
The seminar will be held in English, accompanied by reading material from selected relevant primary sources and secondary literature at the student’s disposal in the library. General introductions to the historical and intellectual backgrounds of the texts under consideration will go along with close readings of selected passages from Hobbes’ works.
Literatur
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
MA M 2, MA M 6
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36