Allgemeines

SYLLABUS

Advanced Seminar in Social and Political Philosophy - JPB164

Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague

Instructor: Dr. Janusz Salamon

ETCS: 6 credits
Prerequisites: None

PLACE:PEKARSKA campus, classroom 314 & online: https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/4572739330     

TIME: Tuesday, 12.30-13.50

CONTACTS:

Office hours: Monday, 11.00-12.20 in the office in Butovice; also online:  https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/4572739330 
Email: janusz.salamon at fsv.cuni.cz

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The is an advanced course, designed for students with a special interest in social and political ethics, primarily for students of PPE and IEPS study programmes who are currently writing or considering writing their final thesis under my (JS) supervision. Thus, while formal prerequisites are not set up for this course, it is expected that students who will register for this seminar will have some background in philosophy and ethics (as do students who have attended my introductory courses in philosophy and ethics). Since this seminar is supposed to be of help to students writing their final thesis on a topic that has an ethical dimension, this seminar will be devoted to two kinds of topics: (a) social and cultural factors shaping morality and ethics, and (b) topics on which the students writing their theses are already working. The weekly seminars will thus be a mixture of long discussions, interrupted by brief student presentations and brief interventions on my (JS) part. The order of the seminars will be determined in the first weeks of the semester, once the list of registered students (and topics of their final theses, if applicable) will be known.

 COURSE READINGS:

All readings will be available in electronic format available for download from the course website (in the SIS)

 COURSE GRADING:

Quality participation based on class readings                   50%

Final essay                                                                   50%

GRADING SCALE:

• A = 91-100 % – excellent
• B = 81-90 % – very good
• C = 71-80 % – good
• D = 61-70 % – satisfactory
• E = 51-60 % – minimal pass
• F = 0-50 % – fail