Modern political theory
Not offered in 1995
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula
This is a subject in political philosophy: an examination of the arguments advanced by some major philosophical theorists in their discussion about such political issues as society and types of social regulation, rights, justice and the distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, punishment and democracy.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 60% * Examinations (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Barry N An introduction to modern political theory Macmillan, 1981
Gamble N An introduction to modern social and political thought Macmillan, 1981
Walzer M Spheres of justice Basil Blackwell, 1985