Universität Wien

180099 SE The Morality of Freedom (2011S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 45 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Deutsch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 07.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 21.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 28.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 04.04. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 11.04. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 02.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 09.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 16.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 23.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 30.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 06.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 20.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Montag 27.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course will be a detailed examination of Joseph Raz's key contribution to contemporary moral, political and legal philosophy - The Morality of Freedom. Key topics discussed will include: the nature of law's claim to authority; legitimacy and authority; consequentialist and deonotological ethical theories; perfectionism and anti-perfectionism; the nature of autonomy; rights and justice; incommensurability and the separateness of persons; and, ultimately, how the authority of the liberal state can be justified.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment:
2 short essays (8-12 Pages) 50% (weighted 20% and 30% with the higher percentage assigned to the paper on which the student does best)
Final Exam: 30%
Seminar Presentation: 10%
Class Participation: 10%

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Course Syllabus - General
Week 1: The Razian Projects; Political Morality, Rationality and Value: Chapters 1 and 2
Note: No seminar this week - Lecture only. Seminars begin in week 2.

Week 2: Authority and the Law: Chapter 3

Week 3: Political Authority: Chapter 4

Week 4: Neutrality and Pluralism: Chapter 5

Week 5 Razian Perfectionism, or Against Neutrality: Chapter 6

Week 6: The Nature of Rights: Chapter 7

Week 7: The Uses and Abuses of Rights: Chapters 8 and 10

Week 8: The Insufficiency of Egalitarianism: Chapter 9
Essay 1 Due
Week 9: Consequentialism and the Separateness of Persons: Chapter 11

Week 10: Raz on the Nature of the Good: Chapter 12

Week 11: Incommensurability and the Separateness of Persons: Chapter 13

Week 12: Conclusion Part 1 - Autonomy and Authority

Week 13: Conclusion Part 2 - Autonomy and Liberalism
Essay 2 Due

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

BA M 6.2, § 4.1.3

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36