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Political Philosophy II: History Of Political Philosophy

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AANB008

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

 

Students will focus on the work of five major figures in the history of modern political philosophy: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, and Karl Marx. In this way, students will be introduced to a selection of the central texts, concepts, and debates in political philosophy.

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/modules/level5/5aanb008.aspx

 

Assessment details

Summative assessment: one two-hour examination (100%) in May/June

Formative assessment: one 2,000-word essay

Teaching pattern

One one-hour weekly lecture and one one-hour weekly seminar over ten weeks.

Department

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