Subject Area: Politics<br/>This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: International Relations; Philosophy<br/><br/>The course examines problems in modern political thought, focussing on the use of the device of the “social contract” to make sense of justice and political obligation. Writers dealt with include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Rawls, with reference to older classical understandings of the purpose and role of society and politics. The course examines how notions of contract illuminate the boundaries between individuals and society, and between individual and collective interests. Problems covered include the role of the state in the protection of the... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 24 units of credit in the Politics or International Relations stream
