Social and political philosophy

lopes1340  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Social and political philosophy
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
6 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Demuijnck Geert; Pourtois Hervé; Ruol Muriel;
Language
French
Main themes
The course will present and confront major theories in contemporary social and political philosophy by means of studying a politically relevant practical issue. It will include some philosophical readings.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this course, the student will be able To understand the specificity of the philosophical approach of political and social issues; To analyze and comment a basic text in social and political philosophy; To identify basic concepts and problems in social and political philosophy; To analyze and criticize the anthropological presuppositions and ethical principles underlying social and political practices.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
OPES


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Economic and Social Policy (shift schedule)