Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
IP32420
Module Title
TWENTIETH CENTURY POLITICAL THOUGHT
Academic Year
2011/2012
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | Ten two hour (weekly) seminars with five student led seminars for preparation and discussion. |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 2,500 essay | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,500 essay | 60% |
| Supplementary Exam | Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
-Demonstrate a clear understanding of the main ideas of the two thinkers and their relevance to contemporary society and politics.
-Demonstrate a sound grasp of the following concepts: Rawls's theory of justice; his notion of political liberalism; the idea of a law of peoples; Habermas's discourse theory; his activity as critic in the public sphere; and his Kantian theory of international right; Schmitt's concepts of sovereignty; the 'crisis of parliamentary democracy'; 'the weapon' and 'the political' freedom;
Brief description
Students taking this course should aim to acquire a clear understanding of the main ideas of the two thinkers and their relevance to contemporary society. This understanding should be expressed through a sound grasp of the following concepts: Rawls's concepts of equality, liberty, distributive justice and a liberal society of peoples; Habermas's concepts of the public sphere, democracy, legitimacy, constitutional patriotism and post-national identity.
Aims
To introduce the ideas of two of the most influential of recent political thinkers: John Rawls and Juergen Habermas
Content
1. Juergen Habermas and the Frankfurt School
2. Habermas and German politics
3. Habermas's concept of the public sphere
4. The idea of discourse ethics and the 'Divided West'
5. Rawls's A Theory of Justice: the veil of ignorance and the difference principle
6. Rawls's A Theory of Justice: the veil of ignorance and the difference principle
7. Political Liberalism and the politics of the United States
8. Rawls and Habermas compared: recapitulation and conclusion
2. Habermas and German politics
3. Habermas's concept of the public sphere
4. The idea of discourse ethics and the 'Divided West'
5. Rawls's A Theory of Justice: the veil of ignorance and the difference principle
6. Rawls's A Theory of Justice: the veil of ignorance and the difference principle
7. Political Liberalism and the politics of the United States
8. Rawls and Habermas compared: recapitulation and conclusion
Transferable skills
This module will provide the opportunity for students to develop their oral, intellectual and communication skills. In preparing for seminars emphasis will be placed on understanding, following the argument and summarizing it concisely. In the seminars students will be encouraged to develop clear, cogent and persuasive arguments. The seminars offer the opportunity for students to show independent reasoning and judgement. Essay writing will encourage students to carry out research on their own initiative and to develop their IT presentation skills.
10 ECTS credits
10 ECTS credits
Reading List
Recommended TextBarry, Brian Liberal Theory of Justice 4 John Rawls: a theory of justice(A discussion of Rawls) Oxf.U.P. Primo search Barry, Norman P. Introduction to Modern Political Theory 5 A theory of justicepp157-69 edition 2r.e. Macmillan Educ. Primo search Baynes, Kenneth Normative Grounds of Social Criticism 10 Conclusion and recapitulation State Univ.New York P. Primo search Baynes, Kenneth Normative Grounds of Social Criticism 9 Political liberalism State Univ.New York P. Primo search Habermas Autonomy and solidarity 1 Habermas and the Frankfurt SchoolChapter 8 London ; New York Primo search Habermas Autonomy and solidarity 7 Discourse ethicsChapter 12 London ; New York Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Berlin Republic 1 Habermas and the Frankfurt Schoolpp83-95 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Berlin Republic 2 Habermas and Germanypp161-181; pp17-40 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Berlin Republic 3 Habermas and German Reunificationpp41-56; pp161-181; pp17-40 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Berlin Republic 7 Discourse ethicspp131-161 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Berlin Republic General Reading Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Inclusion of the other 10 Conclusion and recapitulation Polity Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action 7 Discourse ethicsChapter 3 edition n.e. Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Past as Future 2 Habermas and Germany'The Gulf War' Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Past as Future 3 Habermas and German ReunificationThe Normative deficits of unification, pp33-54 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere 6 Habermas's concept of the public sphereChs 1, 2, 23, 24 Polity P. Primo search Habermas, Jurgen Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere General Reading Polity P. Primo search Hayden, Patrick John Rawls 10 Conclusion and recapitulation Univ.Wales P. Primo search Held, David Introduction to Critical Theory 1 Habermas and the Frankfurt SchoolChapter 9 edition n.e. Polity P. Primo search Holub, Robert C. Jurgen Habermas 2 Habermas and GermanyChapter 7 Routledge Primo search Holub, Robert C. Jurgen Habermas 6 Habermas's concept of the public sphereCh 1 Routledge Primo search McCarthy, Thomas A. Critical Theory of Jurgen Habermas 1 Habermas and the Frankfurt School Hutchinson Primo search Outhwaite, William Habermas 6 Habermas's concept of the public sphereChapter 1 Polity P. Primo search Outhwaite, William Habermas 7 Discourse ethicsCh 3 Polity P. Primo search Pogge, Thomas W. Realizing Rawls 5 A theory of justiceChapter 3 and 4 Cornell U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Law of Peoples 10 Conclusion and recapitulation Harvard U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Political Liberalism 10 Conclusion and recapitulationLecture IX Reply to Habermas edition n.e. Columbia U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Political Liberalism 8 John Rawls: a theory of justice and political liberalism edition n.e. Columbia U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Political Liberalism 9 Political liberalismLectures 3, 4, 5, 6 edition n.e. Columbia U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Political Liberalism General Reading edition n.e. Columbia U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Theory of Justice 4 John Rawls: a theory of justiceChapter 1 edition 2r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Theory of Justice 5 A theory of justiceCh 2 edition 2r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Theory of Justice 8 John Rawls: a theory of justice and political liberalismCh 3 edition 2r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Rawls, John Theory of Justice General Reading edition 2r.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Sandel, Michael J. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice 8 John Rawls: a theory of justice and political liberalismp25-28 edition 2r.e. Camb.U.P. Primo search Shute On human rights 10 Conclusion and recapitulationJ.Rawls, 'The Law of Peoples' New York, NY : BasicBooks Primo search Wiggershaus, Rolf Frankfurt School 1 Habermas and the Frankfurt School edition n.e. Polity P. Primo search Williams, Howard Ll. International Relations and the Limits of Political Theory 7 Discourse ethicsH Williams 'Democracy and right in Habermas' theory of facticity and value' Macmillan Primo search Williams, Howard Ll. International Relations and the Limits of Political Theory General ReadingRead "Democracy and Right in Habermas's theory of facticity and value" Macmillan Primo search Perpetual Peace 10 Conclusion and recapitulationJ. Habermas, 'Kant's Idea of perpetual peace, with the benefit of two hundred years of hindsight' MIT P. Primo search Philosophy,Politics and Society 4 John Rawls: a theory of justice Blackwell Primo search Political Thought Since 1945 4 John Rawls: a theory of justiceP Lassman, ch. 8 E.Elgar Pub. Primo search Political Thought Since 1945 6 Habermas's concept of the public sphereH Williams, Ch 4 E.Elgar Pub. Primo search Political Thought Since 1945 General ReadingChapter 4 'Habermas', Chapter 8 'Rawls'. E.Elgar Pub. Primo search Social Contract from Hobbes to Rawls 5 A theory of justiceR Martin 'Economic justice: contractarianism and Rawls's difference principle' Routledge Primo search H. Williams (1999) Kantian review Kant, Rawls, Habermas and the Metaphysics of Justice http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=%22kantian+review%22&SL=None&Search_Code=FT*&CNT=20 10 Conclusion and recapitulation edition 3 43101 Cardiff : University of Wales Press Habermas (1995) Journal of philosophy Reconciliation through the Public Use of Reason http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+philosophy&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 10 Conclusion and recapitulation edition March New York : Columbia University (1996) German politics : journal of the Association for the Study of German Politics Jurgen Habermas and German Reunification http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=german+politics&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 2 Habermas and Germany edition 5 part 2 pages 214-40 London : Frank Cass (1996) German politics : journal of the Association for the Study of German Politics Jurgen Habermas and German Reunification http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=german+politics&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 3 Habermas and German Reunification edition 5 part 2 pages 214-40 London : Frank Cass (1996) German politics : journal of the Association for the Study of German Politics Jurgen Habermas and German Reunification http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=german+politics&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 General Reading edition 5 part 2 pages 214-40 London : Frank Cass Supplementary Text
http://www.helsinki.fi/~amkauppi/hablinks.html 3 Habermas and German ReunificationHabermas Links collected by Antti Kauppinen Introductory lecture on John Rawls http://www.mit.edu:8001/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/l/k/lking/www/writing/notes/rawls.html 8 John Rawls: a theory of justice and political liberalismHelpful Website
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6