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  • Political Philosophy
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  • Analyses a variety of problems in political philosophy.
  • Composes the fundamental qualities of the relation of ethics and politics.
  • Explains the basic concepts of political philosophy such as state, society, law, order, freedom/liberty, sovereignty etc.
  • Illustrates the justifying principles which could be asserted for distinct ethico-political perspectives, and critically analyses those principles.
  • Evaluates the views on state of nature and the birth of the state.
  • Questions the concept of "state of nature".
  • Critically analyses the process of the birth of state as a solution to the problem of living in communities/societies.
  • Proposes philosophical solutions to the problems arising during the birth of the state and authority.
  • Formulates the pros and cons of a democratic government.
  • Explains and illustrates a variety of advantages an individual enjoys by living in a society governed by democracy.
  • Explains and illustrates the disadvantages and mutual responsibilities faced by an individual living in a democratically ruled society.
  • Evaluates the moral foundations of the freedom of individual and the limitations of the society.
  • Compares and relates the deontological and teleological moral theories.
  • Debates the moral theories and estimates which theory supplies the best justification for the freedom of the individual in political society.
  • Composes her/his own view on human rights.
  • Recognises basic human rights and illustrates the various attitudes adopted by different types of government towards the execution of human rights via legislation.
  • Debates and judges the best options on how governments/states make human rights applicable.
  • Estimates the possible problems to be faced when there are no human rights at all and/or when the rule of law is abolished.
  • Recognises the current issues in political philosophy.
  • Defines the concepts justice and injustice, and relates the different applications on justice with the different models of state/government.
  • Defines, explains and illustrates the concept of ideology.
  • Distinguishes the pros and cons of globalisation, compares these pros and cons.
  • Evaluates nation-states and racism with regard to multiculturalism and globalisation.
  • Compares the conceptions of society and the state by the liberalists and communitarianists, with regard to the criterion of the enjoyment of individual and social liberties and rights.
  • Defines and explains liberalism.
  • Defines and explains communitarianism.
  • Analyses the models of society and state envisaged by liberalism and communitarianism, and proposes philosophical solutions to the problems arising due to these models.
  • Analyses the models of society and state envisaged by liberalism and communitarianism, and proposes philosophical solutions to the problems arising due to these models.
  • Composes her/his own view on social and economical justice.
  • Defines the concept of justice and recognises this concept through its various dimensions.
  • Compares and evaluates the views on justice.
  • Proposes the realisation of social and economical justice, as a persistent solution to the problems concerning government.
  • Critically analyses ideologies.
  • Explains the philosophical foundations of the concept of ideology.
  • Explains what having a definite ideological background means for a society.
  • Illustrates, compares and criticises different ideologies.
  • Distinguishes the descriptive and the normative aspects of multiculturalism, questions and criticises racism.
  • Defines multiculturalism (descriptive).
  • Defines multiculturalism (normative).
  • Distinguishes the descriptive and the normative aspects of multiculturalism on the basis of what is-what ought to be.
  • Explains what racism is, identifies the problems it causes, and criticises racism.
  • Composes her/his own view concerning nation-states and globalisation.
  • Defines the concepts of nation-state and globalisation.
  • Explains the historical background of nation-states and of globalisation.
  • Debates the relation of nation-states and globalisation in current circumstances.
  • Evaluates nation-states and globalisation as problems of political philosophy.

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