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Reading for Class 01-02 - LEFT is not WOKE - by Susan Neiman-1.pdf | Reading for Classes 01-02 - LEFT is not WOKE | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 03 - RAWLS and the Theory of Justice as Fairness.pdf | Reading for Class 03 - RAWLS and the Theory of Justice as Fairnes | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 04 - The CAPABILITY Approach to Social Justice - Introducing Martha Nussbaum & Amartya Sen.pdf | Reading for Class 04 - The CAPABILITY Approach to Social Justice - Introducing Martha Nussbaum & Amartya Sen | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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READING for Class 05 - Robert-Nozicks-Libertarian-Framework-of-Distributive-Economic-Justice.pdf | READING for Class 05 - Robert-Nozicks-Libertarian-Framework-of-Distributive-Economic-Justice | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 07 - Walzer on Spherical Justice and Communitarian Equality.pdf | Reading for Class 07 - Walzer on Spherical Justice and Communitarian Equality | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading 01 - Critical Race Theory - An Introduction by R Delgado 4thEd 2023.pdf | SEMINAR Reading 01 - Critical Race Theory - An Introduction by R Delgado | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading 02 - RAWLS and the Law of Peoples - Samuel Freeman.pdf | SEMINAR Reading 02 - RAWLS and the Law of Peoples | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR READING 03 - COMMUNITARIANISM & CONSERVATISM.pdf | SEMINAR READING 03 - COMMUNITARIANISM & CONSERVATISM | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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AI completely prohibited The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of assignments, projects, or other outputs in this course is not permitted. The aim of the course is to develop independent skills, and working with AI would undermine this goal. Any use of AI will be considered a violation of the rules and may be classified as plagiarism. Last update: Salamon Janusz, Ph.D. (29.09.2025)
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CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY – JPB157
ETCS: 6 credits Prerequisites: Taught in WINTER Semester
Lecturer: Dr Janusz Salamon
Time: TUESDAY: Lecture for all students at 11:00-12.20 in Jinonice, classroom C122 Seminars at 8:00 for Seminar Groups 1 and 3 & at 9:30 for Seminar Groups 2 and 4 in Jinonice, classroom C520
CONTACTS: Email: janusz.salamon at fsv.cuni.cz Office hours: Monday, 17.00-20.00 in office 514 (Floor 5) in Jinonice
COURSE CHARACTERISTICS: This course that is mandatory for the students of BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) complements its prerequisite "Introduction to Political Theory" which focused on the genealogy of some of the dominant strands of contemporary political thought (C. Schmitt, H. Arendt, C. Mouffe, J. Habermas, M. Foucault, I. Berlin, E. Gellner, P. Petit, M. Sandel). The present course is divided into two distinct sections: (i) contemporary theory of justice in Western political philosophy (starting with the debates on the political Left, and moving from the centre-left to the Conservative centre-right) and (ii) contemporary non-Western political thought (Russian Conservative, Chinese-Confucian, Islamic, Indian-Hindutva). The philosophical kernel of the course will be exploring the preconditions of bringing these disparate currents of contemporary political thinking into a global/transcultural pluralistic normative discourse without which no rule-based consensual global governance will be possible.
COURSE OUTLINE: Class 1 Exploring the Logic of Identity Politics Class 2 Arguing about the Meaning of 'the Left' and 'Progressive Politics' [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 1 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 1 for Group 2 at 9.30] Class 3 The Liberal-Contractarian Core of John Rawls’s Theory of Justice as Fairness and the 'Law of Peoples' [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 1 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 1 for Group 4 at 9.30] Class 4 Non-Contractarian Progesssive Views of Justice (Martha Nussbaum, Amartya Sen) [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 2 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 2 for Group 2 at 9.30] Class 5 (4.11.2025) Robert Nozick’s Libertarian Critique of All Patterned Theories of Justice + SEMINAR 2 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 2 for Group 4 at 9.30]
Class 6 (11.11.2025): MIDTERM TEST
Class 7 (18.11.2025): Left-Communitarianism of Michael Walzer [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 3 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 3 for Group 2 at 9.30] Class 8 Political Philosophy of Western Conservatism [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 3 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 3 for Group 4 at 9.30] Class 9 Political Philosophy of Russian Conservatism [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 4 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 4 for Group 2 at 9.30] Class 10 Political Philosophy of Indian 'Hindutva' [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 4 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 4 for Group 4 at 9.30] Class 11 Contemporary Islamic Political Thought [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 5 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 5 for Group 2 at 9.30] Class 12 Contemporary Confucian Political Thought [LECTURE at 11:00 + SEMINAR 5 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by SEMINAR 5 for Group 4 at 9.30]
LITERATURE: The class readings will be always available for download at the present course webpage in the SIS: The lecture readings will be taken mainly from the following books (available at the library of the Faculty of Social Sciences in Jinonice): Risse M., Global Political Philosophy, Palgrave, 2012. Goodin, R. E., P. Pettit, T. Pogge (eds), A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Blackwell, 2007. Simon, R. L., Guide to Social and Political Philosophy, Blackwell, 2002. Christiano, T., J. Christman (eds), Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy, Blackwell, 2009. Matravers, D., J. Pike, Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology, Routledge, 2003. Goodin, R. E., P. Pettit, Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology, Blackwell, 1997. Bird, C., An Introduction to Political Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, 2006. Murray, A. R. M., Introduction to Political Philosophy, Routledge, 2010.
SEMINAR INSTRUCTION The seminars are mandatory. As indicated in the Syllabus (above), the seminar will be taught in 4 groups. Each student will be informed via email before the beginning of the semester to which group they belong. Each student must do the relevant seminar reading in advance (familiarity with the seminar reading will be tested through quizzes at the beginning of each seminar, therefore students who arrive late and will not take the quiz, will lose the points awarded for the quizzes (3, 2, 1 or 0 points for a single quiz). Additional points will be rewarded for active participation in the seminar discussions. The "seminar readings" are uploaded below (in the SIS, not Moodle). The seminars will consist of a discussion of the philosophical ideas and arguments introduced in the seminar readings.
MIDTERM and FINAL WRITTEN EXAMS At the Midterm Test you will have 85 minutes and at the Final Exam 180 minutes to your disposal. Students will be asked to select TWO (at the Midterm) and THREE (at the Final) topics in accordance with their preference topics from a list provided by the lecturer (related to the main problems explored in the class readings and in the seminar readings), and to "DISCUSS" (in a form of short essays) relevant issues showing both the familiarity with the material explored in the course of the semester and the ability to think critically about such issues. Thus critical assessment of the theories and arguments (as opposed to mere memorisation) will be duly rewarded.
COURSE GRADING: Seminar 20% Midterm Test 30% Final Exam 50% Total 100%
GRADING SCALE:
Last update: Salamon Janusz, Ph.D. (16.11.2025)
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