Кто читает:: Школа философии и культурологии

Статус:: Курс по выбору

Когда читается:: 1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Глухов Алексей Анатольевич

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This elective course explores fundamental philosophical issues pertaining to law and legality. Questions examined include: What is law? Is law inherently based on universal human nature, or is it arbitrary and artificial? In what ways are law, justice, and morality interconnected? What is the ultimate aim of law? We will engage with and critically evaluate seminal texts by influential thinkers such as Kant, Hegel, Bentham, Austin, Schmitt, Lukács, Benjamin, Hart, Fuller, Dworkin, and others.

Learning Objectives

The purpose of this course is to equip students with a foundational understanding of the philosophy of law, acquaint them with key authors and seminal works, and enhance their proficiency in philosophical argumentation addressing the most fundamental issues in jurisprudence.

Expected Learning Outcomes

To have gained an understanding of natural law theory and its alternatives.
To acquire knowledge of social contract theory, discern Kant's perspectives on law, and comprehend Hegel's philosophy of right.
To have a comprehensive understanding of early legal positivism, Bentham's philosophy of law, and Austin's command theory of law.
To understand Schmitt's legal philosophy as well as Benjamin's critique of law.
To become versed in Hart's legal philosophy, including his concept of the rule of recognition, among other key topics.
To learn the essentials of Dworkin's legal philosophy.
To gain an understanding of the postmodern critique of law and legality.
To familiarize students with the mainstream concepts and philosophical theories pertaining to international law.

Course Contents

Introduction
Social Contract Theories and German Idealism
Early Legal Positivism
Criticism of Law in the Early 20th century Continental Tradition
Modern Legal Positivism
Dworkin's Philosophy of Law
Critical and Postmodern Philosophy of Law
International Law
Law, Rights, Morality, and Justice

Assessment Elements

Seminar
Lecture / Seminar Presense and Activity
Essay
Final Essay
Oral Presentation
Oral presentation in seminar.

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 4th module
0.2 * Essay + 0.2 * Oral Presentation + 0.6 * Seminar

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Aristotle, Jonathan Barnes, & Anthony Kenny. (2014). Aristotle’s Ethics : Writings From the Complete Works - Revised Edition. Princeton University Press.
Aristotle's ethics, Bostock, D., 2000
Brooks, T. (2011). Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. Chicester: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=411864
Burdon, P. (2017). Hannah Arendt : Legal Theory and the Eichmann Trial. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1598224
Miller, D., & Dagger, R. (2006). Utilitarianism and Beyond: Contemporary Analytical Political Theory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.3F97381B
Rawls, J. (DE-588)118598678, (DE-576)209078766. (1999). A theory of justice / John Rawls. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.08199320X
Ronald Dworkin, , 2013
Wortham, S. (2010). The Derrida Dictionary. London: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=341723

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Benson, H. H. (2006). A Companion to Plato. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=193221
Bykvist, K. (2010). Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=344279
Dworkin’s Constructive Interpretation as a Method of Legal Research. (2016). Recht En Methode in Onderzoek En Onderwijs, 2016, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5553/rem/.000012
Essays on Aristotle's ethics, , 1980
Eucken, R. C. Thomas von Aquino und Kant / R. C. Eucken. — Санкт-Петербург : Лань, 2014. — 42 с. — ISBN 978-5-507-41341-6. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/53180 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
Hegel : a very short introduction, Singer, P., 2001
Hegel's political philosophy : a systematic reading of the philosophy of right, Brooks, T., 2009
Hegel's practical philosophy : rational agency as ethical life, Pippin, R. B., 2008
Hugh J. Silverman. (1989). Derrida and Deconstruction. Routledge.
James, D. (2007). Hegel’s Philosophy of Right : Subjectivity and Ethical Life. London: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=377450
JOHN STUART MILL. (2017). Utilitarianism. [S.l.]: BookRix. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1469830
Kain, P. J. (2018). Hegel and Right : A Study of the Philosophy of Right. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1854779
Leavitt, N. (2013). The Foreign Policy of John Rawls and Amartya Sen. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=648569
Martin McQuillan. (2007). The Politics of Deconstruction : Jacques Derrida and the Other of Philosophy. Pluto Press.
Orend, B. (2000). War and International Justice : A Kantian Perspective. Waterloo, Ont: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=50580
Qvortrup, M. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt. Political Studies Review, 16(1), NP19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929917723877
Ronald Dworkin's theory of equality : domestic and global perspectives, Brown, A., 2009
Rose, D. (2007). Hegel’s ’Philosophy of Right’ : A Reader’s Guide. London: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=368536
Salikov, A. (2013). Kant and the contemporary theory of international relations. Vestnik IKBFU, 12, 97–103.
Sluga, H. (2004). Jan-Werner Muller. A Dangerous Mind: Carl Schmitt in Post-War European Thought. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2003. Pp. xi, 292. $30.00. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7ECE6213
Susanne Lüdemann. (2014). Politics of Deconstruction : A New Introduction to Jacques Derrida. Stanford University Press.
WONG, S. G. (2008). The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes’s Leviathan. Renaissance Quarterly, 61(3), 920–921. https://doi.org/10.1353/ren.0.0197

Магистерская программа «Философская антропология»

Контакты

Philosophy of Law