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SYLLABUS

Lecturer: Dr Janusz Salamon

Time: Monday, 15:30-16:50

Place: Classroom C123 (Jinonice campus)

Office hours: Monday, 17:00-18:20 (in the office C514)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course introduces the students of social sciences to the theories of justice in individual societies ("social justice") and transnational relations ("global justice"). While the necessary historical and philosophical background of the age-long struggle for social justice will be taken into account, the main focus of the course will be the contemporary debates about justice in domestic and international politics. Since “theories of justice” constitute the central part of political theory, the ideas of some of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century will be explored in the class readings and discussed in the classroom. The relevance of various theories of justice for the current political practice will always be considered (for example, by identifying how these theories of justice inform the programs of political parties and movements that are important parts of the political scene in Europe and elsewhere).

COURSE TOPICS (see the TITLES of the uploaded readings)

Mandatory CLASS READINGS are uploaded below (in the SIS, not Moodle).

The readings are drawn from the following books:

Robert C. Solomon, Mark C. Murphy (eds), What Is Justice? Classic and Contemporary Readings. 2^nd Edition, OUP, 2000.

Alan Ryan (ed.), Justice, Oxford Readings in Politics and Government, OUP, 1993.

T. Pogge, K. Horton (eds), Global Ethics: Seminal Essays, Paragon, 2008

T. Pogge, D. Moellendorf (eds), Global Justice: Seminal Essays, Paragon House, 2008

M.R. Amstutz, International Ethics: Concepts, Theories, and Cases in Global Politics, Rowman and Littlefield, 2008

P. Hayden (ed.),Ethics and International Relations, Ashgate, 2009

J. Salamon, Hsin-Wen Lee (eds), Handbook of Global Justice and East Asian Philosophy, Bloomsbury, 2024.

J. Salamon (ed.), Solidarity Beyond Borders: Ethics in a Globalising World, Bloomsbury, 2016.

R. Shapcott, International Ethics. A Critical Introduction, Polity, 2010.

G. Graham, Ethics and International Relations, Blackwell,1997

T. Brooks (ed.), The Global Justice Reader, Blackwell, 2008

N. Dower, World Ethics, Edinburgh University Press, 1998

P. Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Yale University Press, 2002

K. Hutchings, Global Ethics: An Introduction, Polity, 2010.

COURSE GRADING:

Midterm In-Class Written Test: 40% [in WEEK 6 of the semester!]

Final In-Class Written Exam: 60%

MIDTERM and FINAL EXAM INSTRUCTION:

The Midterm Test and the Final Exam have the same format, the only difference being that the Midterm Test will takes place within 80-minutes long class constraints, while at the Final Exam the students will have twice as much time than at the Midterm. (Since the Midterm has a status of a test, not an exam, there will be no opportunity "to retake" the Midterm in case of poor performance.) At both the Midterm and the Final, the students will be asked "to discuss" a number of topics listed by the lecturer. The topics will be based primarily on the class readings that provide a backbone of the course. The Midterm Test and Final Exam aim to test the students' command of the main ideas about justice explored in the class readings, as well as their ability to think about the problems discussed in a philosophical manner (i.e., rationally and critically, considering arguments employed by the authors studied throughout the semester, as well as the arguments devised by the student).

GRADING SCALE:

A = 91-100 % – excellent
B = 81-90 % – very good
C = 71-80 % – good
D = 61-70 % – satisfactory
E = 51-60 % – minimal pass
F = 0-50 % – fail

Poslední úprava: Salamon Janusz, Ph.D. (22.02.2025)

Soubory		Komentář	Kdo přidal
	Reading for Class 01 - Hardin vs Singer on Impossibility vs Obligatoriness of Global Justice.pdf	Reading for Class 01 - Hardin vs Singer on Impossibility vs Obligatoriness of Global Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 02 - PLATO & ARISTOTLE on Justice.pdf	Reading for Class 02 - PLATO & ARISTOTLE on Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 03 - KANT on Justice as Respect for Rights Rooted in Freedom.pdf	Reading for Class 03 - KANT on Justice as Respect for Rights	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 04 - WALZER on Complex Equality and Spheres of Justice.pdf	Reading for Class 04 - WALZER on Complex Equality and Spheres of Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 05 - SEN & NUSSBAUM on Global Justice and Balance Between Diversity and Universalism.pdf	Reading for Class 05 - SEN & NUSSBAUM on Global Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 07 - EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE - ORIENTALISM & COLONIALITY - E Said - Routledge Critical Thinkers.pdf	Reading for Class 07 - EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE - ORIENTALISM & COLONIALITY	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 08 - Yours Faithfully on Global SOLIDARISM and World Order with CHINESE Characteristics.pdf	Reading for Class 08 - Yours Faithfully on Global SOLIDARISM and World Order with CHINESE Characteristics	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 09 - Global GENDER Justice - from Heather Widdows.pdf	Reading for Class 09 - Global GENDER Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 10 - NATIONALISM Internationalism Cosmopolitanism and Justice - by Kok-Chor Tan.pdf	Reading for Class 10 - NATIONALISM Internationalism Cosmopolitanism and Justice - by Kok-Chor Tan	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
	Reading for Class 11 - SANDEL and the Republican Critique of Liberalism - Liberalism and the Limits of Justice.pdf	Reading for Class 11 - SANDEL and the Republican Critique of Liberalism - Liberalism and the Limits of Justice	Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.