W/S-097 Religion and politics in modern political philosophy

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What place should religion and the citizens’ religious beliefs have in the Commonwealth? Does religion contribute to the stability and the maintenance of the State, to the citizens’ adherence to its constitutive values, and to the cultivation of their freedom of thought, or does it undermine them? Which is the best way in which political and religious power should be related? Which one is higher than the other? These are some of the questions which major modern political philosophers have tackled in their effort to give new foundations to political power. In this seminar, we focus on Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke and Rousseau; we read closely and discuss extracts from their writings (see below, bibliography).

The seminar is organized as follows:

-Introduction: the secularization of politics (week 1)
-Machiavelli (weeks 2-3)
-Hobbes (weeks 4-5)
-Spinoza (weeks 6-8)
-Locke (weeks 8-10)
-Rousseau (weeks 10-12)
-Concluding remarks

Learning outcomes

After having attended the course, students should be able a) to present in a clear manner the main questions that form the context in which Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke and Rousseau thematize the relationship between religion and politics; b) to present the main positions of these philosophers on the role that religion should have in the Commonwealth; c) to expound on the arguments that lead to these positions; d) to pinpoint and to discuss in detail the divergences and the convergences between these positions and arguments.

General Competences

Working independently
Team work
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Delivery:	Face-to-face teaching
Use Of Information And Communications Technology :	In communication with students
Teaching Methods:	*Activity*	Semester workload
	Lectures, close reading and analysis of selected passages (see bibliography), presentation of texts by students.	39
	Study of the bibliography	50
	Essay writing	65




	Course total	154
Student Performance Evaluation:	Language of evaluation: Greek Methods of evaluation: Oral presentations of texts (20%) Active participation in the discussion of the texts (20%) Five short essays (students submit each essay after we have discussed each philosopher’s texts in the seminar) (60%) Student’s obligations: Full time attendance of the course (compulsory) Oral presentations of texts (compulsory) Five short essays (compulsory)

School:

Social Sciences

Academic Unit:

Social Anthropology and History

Level of studies:

Undergraduate

Course code:

W/S-097

Semester:

8th Semester

Independent teaching activities

Lectures:

Weekly teaching hours

Credits

Course type:

Undergraduate Seminars

Prerequisite courses:

Priority is given to students who have attended and successfully passed the exams of the compulsory course «Introduction to Political Philosophy» (PH-471).

Language of instruction and examinations:

Ελληνική

Teacher:

Iakovou Vicky

Is the course offered to erasmus students:

Οχι

Course website (URL):

ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΕΣ και ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΜΕΘΟΔΟΙ – ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ

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Οργάνωση Διδασκαλίας:

Δραστηριότητα	Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου
Σύνολο Μαθήματος	140
Διαλέξεις	40
Ασκήσεις στην τάξη	15
Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή	10
Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου	45
Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις	30

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