POLIS 2106 - Justice, Virtue and the Good
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4310 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Check with School |
Pre-Requisite: | At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study |
Incompatible: | POLI 2009, POLI 2106, POLI 3009 |
Assessment: | 3000 word essay (60%), 1500 word minor essay (30%), tutorial participation (10%) |
Syllabus: |
The aim of this course is to teach you about political theory, and its function and place within the discipline of political science. We do this by reading, analysing and criticising the arguments made by some of the great political theorists in the Western tradition and by exploring some of the most controversial debates in political theory. The theorists we read and study include: Socrates, Plato, the Stoics, the Epicureans, John Locke, Adam Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Will Kymlicka, Peter Singer and Susan Moller-Okin. We also look at controversial debates including the ethics of abortion, pornography and cultural rights, whether it is acceptable to compel people to vote and whether or not we have moral obligations to strangers. The emphasis in this course in on argument. We look at the arguments raised by each of these theorists and the evidence they use in support of the claims they make. We also learn how political theory can resolve some of the tensions and ambiguities around real life issues. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4310 | Tue 14/03/2023 | Thu 23/03/2023 | Fri 05/05/2023 | Fri 09/06/2023 |
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Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
13626 | LE01 | 142 | 53 | 28 Feb - 4 Apr | Tuesday | 12pm - 1pm | Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre |
1 Mar - 5 Apr | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
25 Apr - 30 May | Tuesday | 12pm - 1pm | Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre | ||||
26 Apr - 31 May | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
Related Class: Seminar | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
10378 | SE06 | 20 | FULL | 28 Feb - 4 Apr | Tuesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room |
25 Apr - 30 May | Tuesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room | ||||
10380 | SE04 | 20 | FULL | 1 Mar - 5 Apr | Wednesday | 2pm - 3pm | Lower Napier, LG12, Teaching Room |
26 Apr - 31 May | Wednesday | 2pm - 3pm | Lower Napier, LG12, Teaching Room | ||||
10381 | SE03 | 20 | 10 | 1 Mar - 5 Apr | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
26 Apr - 31 May | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
10382 | SE02 | 20 | FULL | 1 Mar - 5 Apr | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room |
26 Apr - 31 May | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room | ||||
10383 | SE01 | 20 | 1 | 28 Feb - 4 Apr | Tuesday | 2pm - 3pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room |
25 Apr - 30 May | Tuesday | 2pm - 3pm | Napier, 144, Teaching Room |
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