Not available in 2014/15
GV476 Half Unit
Twentieth Century European Liberal Thought
This information is for the 2014/15 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Chandran Kukathas
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in European Studies: Ideas and Identities, MSc in European Studies: Ideas and Identities (LSE and Sciences Po) and MSc in Political Theory. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
The course will be capped at one class with a maximum number of 15 students.
Course content
The course will critically examine the ideas of a selection of twentieth century European Liberal Thinkers including Isaiah Berlin, Karl Popper, F.A. Hayek and Michael Oakeshott.
Teaching
20 hours of seminars in the LT.
Formative coursework
One 1500 word essay.
Indicative reading
Paul Kelly, Liberalism, Polity Press, 2005; John Gray, Two Faces of Liberalism, Polity Press, 2000; Isaiah Berlin, Two Concepts of Liberty. Karl Popper, Open Society and Its Enemies; Conjectures and Refutations; F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty; Law, Legislation and Liberty; Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics; On Human Conduct.Carl Schmitt, The Concept of the Political; Political Theology.
Assessment
Essay (100%, 5000 words) in the ST.
Student performance results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| Distinction | 17.6 |
| Merit | 55.9 |
| Pass | 26.5 |
| Fail | 0 |
Key facts
Department: Government
Total students 2013/14: 19
Average class size 2013/14: 19
Controlled access 2013/14: No
Lecture capture used 2013/14: No
Value: Half Unit
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