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Contemporary Political Philosophy I

Faculty Instructor:

ECTS:
5
Code:
ΚΥ0104
Cycle / Level:
Undergraduate
Compulsory / Optional:
Compulsory
Teaching Period:
Winter
Course Content:

The course deals with the historical, social, economic, and religious conditions and fundamentals of modern political thought.
Dwelling on the distinction between modern and premodern political thought, the course deals with the religious reformation, the new natural philosophy, and the decline of the traditional as prerequisites for the modern understanding of virtues.
In the context of the opposition between community and society, the course deals with the modern conceptions of the state, the natural law, the separation of powers, the moral foundations of political authority, consent and hegemony, obedience and disobedience.

Learning Outcomes:
After the courses, students will be in touch with the fundamental principles and theoretical approaches to the political philosophy of early modernity. They will be acquainted with the basic concepts of modern political philosophy, such as natural law, contract, rule of law, equality and freedom as Enlightenment values, state, and civil society. They will be able to recognize and study the great challenges of modern political thought and practice: the tensions between equality and freedom, freedom and coercion, individualism and sociability, universality and national particularity.

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Head of School

Prof. Ioannis Papageorgiou

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Marina Giarenti

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School of Political Sciences
Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
University Campus
Postal Code 54124 Thessaloniki

Τel: (+30) 2310 995397
E-mail: info@polsci.auth.gr

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