180381 SE 17th Century Science Politics: Hobbes (2008W)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 15.09.2008 12:00 to Su 05.10.2008 20:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2008 20:00
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
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- Friday 10.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 17.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 24.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 31.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 07.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 14.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 21.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 28.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 05.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 12.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 19.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 09.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 16.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 23.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
- Friday 30.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
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 and; 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.
Assessment and permitted materials
Apart from actively participating in the discussions of selected primary texts, students will be required to give a short talk and to write a ten page essay in English. In their research, students will also refer to the primary and secondary literature provided for the seminar.
Please note: in order to obtain a certificate for this seminar it is necessary to give a talk and to write a paper (which may be related to the talk but which will not merely be a summary of your 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 may be related to the talk but which will not merely be a summary of your presentation).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
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.
Reading list
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
Association in the course directory
§ 2.5 und 4.2.2, MA M2, PP § 57.3.2
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