Philosophy

Society, State and Humanity

Module code: V7064E
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay

On this module, you’ll engage with the fundamental question of how society ought to be structured: What is the relation between the individual, society and the state? 

This will help you to develop an understanding of the importance of:

• different perspectives for human flourishing
• the importance of having a stake in society.

 

 

Module learning outcomes

• Show a basic understanding of the range of ways in which society has been conceptualised in Western thought, and the associated conceptions of the state and of humanity.
• Think more clearly about the taken-for-granted ways in which they themselves conceptualise society, the state and humanity.
• Discern underlying conceptions of society, the state and humanity in historical and contemporary texts.
• Demonstrate skills in conceptual analysis, reasoning and argument.