Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Filozófia Intézet
- Kód
- BMI-FILD-342.54
- Cím
- When Does the People Rule? Theories of Democracy
- Tervezett félév
- Tavaszi
- Meghirdetve
- 2023/24/2
- ECTS
- 4
- Nyelv
- en
- Leírás
- This course familiarizes students with some of the core issues in the contemporary political philosophy of democracy. After a brief methodological introduction, we will first critically review some of the most prevalent answers to the question: Why is democracy valuable? We will consider theories which see democratic decision-making as a useful means to achieve some valuable aim, and also theories which argue for the intrinsic value of the democratic procedure—such as its capacity to realize equality or collective self-determination. Then we will apply these values and principles to institutions, critically examining representative democracies—the typical current implementation of democracies: Is representative democracy superior to direct democracy? Why vote for representatives rather than choose them by lottery? What makes an election democratic? Is the European Union democratic, and what would make it even more so? For grading criteria and a week-by-week overview of topics and readings, please visit the departmental course catalogue: http://lps.elte.hu/courselist/