Module description
This module in contemporary normative political theory is designed to provide students with an advanced underg raduate knowledge of some of the key contributions, from a broad range of thinkers of schools of thought, to debates in the politics of culture and identity. It will be arranged around the theme of how the state should respond, if at all, to cultural diversity. Specifically, the educational aims are to: - Provide students with a sound knowledge of the ideas of key contributors to the question of justice and cultural diversity, such as Rawls, Young, Miller, Scruton, Kymlicka, Kukathas and Barry. - Enable students to place the contributions and underlying assumptions of these thinkers within the broader context of the challenge of articulating and justifying institutions of justice in culturally diverse societies. - Provide students with the skills required for advanced undergraduate engagement with and critical analysis of original works in contemporary normative political theory.
Assessment details
2000 Word Essay
2 Hour Exam
Learning outcomes
By the end of this module students will be able to: - Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the ideas of the key contemporary thinkers in debate about justice, culture and identity. - Show an understanding of the underlying presuppositions and assumptions informing philosophical debate about justice, identity and the relationship between the individual and the state and between cultural and other identity - based communities and the state. - Demonstrate an ability to critically analyse and evaluate key primary and secondary.
Teaching pattern
1-hour lectures & 1-hour seminar weekly