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Lehrende/r: Dr. Annette Schmitt
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
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Sem Philos. view
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
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Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
Wer in der ersten Sitzung unentschuldigt fehlt, verliert den Anspruch auf den Seminarplatz (Entschuldigung per Mail an Dozent*in ist ausreichend, kein ärztliches Attest erforderlich).
Bereich: Politische Theorie
Gülitig für die vom Institut angebotenen Studiengänge:
- BA Politikwissenschaft (Aufbaumodul 2 und 3)
- MEd Sozialkunde (Modul Fachwissenschaftliche Vertiefung)
- MA European Studies (Modul 4: Advanced Module: Politics in Europe, European Political Philosophy)
- MA EDF (Modul 3 Demokratietheorien)
- MA PÖIB (Modul 3 Normative und positive politische Theorie)
- MA PÖIB (Modul 6 inhaltliche Vertiefung mit interdisziplinärer Orientierung)
Anwesenheitspflicht:
Bitte beachten Sie: Wenn Sie in der ersten Sitzung unentschuldigt fehlen, verlieren Sie Ihren Seminarplatz.
Inhalt:
Would you currently care to swap places with Olaf Scholz or … Emmanuel Macron or … Mateusz Morawiecki? After all, they are among the most powerful persons in Europe and, thus, in the world. The worst that, as a rule, can happen to them if their decisions prove to be wrong is that they will not be reelected. And once they leave office, no matter how well they did, a comfortable pension is awaiting them.
On the other hand, in challenging times such as ours, political leaders have to make hard decisions. As Max Weber put it so dramatically: “He who seeks the salvation of the soul, of his own and of others, should not seek it along the avenue of politics”. That is because, as Machiavelli claims, political rulers need to act according to the demands of “virtu” that is: they need to be able and willing to do what is necessary to achieve (hopefully) justified ends. In other words, they must, if necessary, be willing to get their hands dirty: to authorize the sale of weapons to governments involved in war, the shooting down of highjacked planes, the torturing of terrorists who have planted a bomb that will kill very many very innocent persons. Or do they?
Many political philosophers have written on the issue of “Dirty Hands”. We will look at the most thought-provoking of them for guidance on how to evaluate the actions of our political leaders facing hard choices.
Empfohlene Literatur:
- Coady, C.A.J., "The Problem of Dirty Hands", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/dirty-hands/>.
- Machiavelli, Niccoló (1513). Il Principe. English Translation: Niccoló Machiavelli (1513/1905). “The Prince”. In: W. E. Henley, Ed. The Tudor Translations. Vol. 1. London: David Nutt, 251-357. http://lf-oll.s3.amazonaws.com/titles/1234/0422-01_Bk.pdf
- Nielsen, Kai (2000). “There is no Dilemma of Dirty Hands.” In: Paul Rynard, David Shugarman, eds., Cruelty and Deception. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 139-156.
- Walzer, Michael (1973). “Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands.” Philosophy & Public Affairs. 2:2, 160-180.
- Weber, Max (1919/1988). “Politik als Beruf.” In: Max Weber. Gesammelte Politische Schriften. 5. edition. Tübingen: Mohr, 548-560. English translation: Max Weber (1919/1958) „Politics as a Vocation“. In: From Max Weber. Essays in Sociology. Ed. by H. H. Gerth, C. Wright Mills. Oxon: Routledge, 77-128.
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