PLM4130

Women of ideas: Arendt, Heller and Pateman

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2001

Gillian Robinson

12 points + 2 hours per week + Clayton

Synopsis: The work of three major philosophers of modernity, democracy and gender. Each of these writers presents a critique of modernity from the standpoint of political and ethical theory; demonstrates a commitment to the normative and theoretical presuppositions of democracy; and provides an articulation of how human beings construct themselves through political action.

Assessment: Written (6000 words): 50% + Examination (3 hours): 50%