180060 LPS Mill: On Liberty (2018S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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- Registration is open from Fr 09.02.2018 12:00 to Fr 23.02.2018 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2018 12:00
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max. 45 participants
Language: German
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- Thursday 08.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance (max. 3 absences), engagement during the course, discussions, holding a presentation, two written essays of approx. 5 pages each
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance and engagement: 10%
Presentation: 30%
2 scientific papers: 60% (30% each)
(The papers should be approx. 5 pages long each one of them should deal with different topics of the book)
Presentation: 30%
2 scientific papers: 60% (30% each)
(The papers should be approx. 5 pages long each one of them should deal with different topics of the book)
Examination topics
Knowledge of primary literature, personal engagement, presentation, written work
Reading list
Primary literature (recommended edition):Mill, John Stuart: On Liberty / Über die Freiheit. Englisch / Deutsch. Stuttgart Reclam 2009Additional literature:Mill, John Stuart: Utilitarismus. Hamburg: Meiner 2006Mill, John Stuart: Considerations on Representative Government. Waiheke Island: Floating Press 2009.Mill, John Stuart: The Subjection of Women. Waiheke Island: Floating Press 2009.
Sekundärliteratur zur Vertiefung:Kuenzle, Dominique; Schefczyk, Michael: John Stuart Mill zur Einführung. Hamburg: Junius 2009.Nida-Rümelin, Julian (Hg.): Ethische und Politische Freiheit. Berlin (u.a.): de Gruyter 1998.Scarre, Geoffrey: Mill’s ‘On Liberty’: A Reader’s Guide. London: Bloomsbury 2007.Skorupski, John (Hg.): The Cambridge companion to Mill. Cambridge (u.a.): Cambridge Univ. Press 1998.
Sekundärliteratur zur Vertiefung:Kuenzle, Dominique; Schefczyk, Michael: John Stuart Mill zur Einführung. Hamburg: Junius 2009.Nida-Rümelin, Julian (Hg.): Ethische und Politische Freiheit. Berlin (u.a.): de Gruyter 1998.Scarre, Geoffrey: Mill’s ‘On Liberty’: A Reader’s Guide. London: Bloomsbury 2007.Skorupski, John (Hg.): The Cambridge companion to Mill. Cambridge (u.a.): Cambridge Univ. Press 1998.
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Thorough examination of the text, understanding of Mills‘ fundamental terms and ideas, as well as critical reflection and application on current political and philosophical debates.Contents:
John Stuart Mill is known to be one of the most influential authors of Anglo-Saxon philosophy and Utilitarianism. He was an early advocate of women’s rights as well a dedicated public intellectual. His work, „On Liberty“ (1859), was initially acknowledged as the standard reference for political liberalism and later for political philosophy as a whole. It deals with fundamental questions of individual freedom, that are still relevant to this day, as for example the limits to freedom of opinion and press, the relationships between individuals and society, and the limits to state intervention.Methods:
During the course the book will be examined chronologically and as a whole. Work will be done weekly in compact reading assignments. Priorities will be set for reading and critical dealing with text. Weekly presentations will be held, in order to illustrate problems within each section. These will then further be discussed together, regarding their relevance today. Important passages will be dealt with in close-reading together.