Framework
for Liberalism:
1. Introduction: What is liberal political morality?
2. Methodology: a) Methodological Individualism
b)Ethical Individualism
c) Attitude towards change
3. Core principles of liberalism:
a) Individual Liberty
b) Moral equality
c) Moral autonomy
d) Toleration
e) Universality
f) Pluralism
g) Secularism
4. Variants of liberalism:
a) Classical liberalism
b) Welfare/Modern liberalism
c) Libertarianism
5. Major normative positions within liberalism
a) teleology: Utilitarian liberalism
b) deontology; Kantian/Rawlsian liberalism
c) Social Contractarianism
6. Critiques of liberalism:
a) Communitarian critique
b) Marxist Critique
c) Feminist Critique
7. Conclusions
Framework for Marxism:
1. Introduction to Marxism
2. The young Marx and the Old Marx: An epistemological break.
3. Theoretical influences on Marx's work: a) Rejection of Hegel and Idealist philosophy
b) Shift to materialism
4. Historical and Intellectual context of Marx's writings:
a) The Age of Scientific quest
b) The Concert of Europe
c) Industrial Revolution
5. Core Principles: a) Critique of Capitalism
b) Alienation
c) Economic Determinism
d) Dialectical Materialism
e) Materialistic Interpretation of History
f) Inevitability of class struggle
g) Vision of the Communist Society
6. Critiques of Marxism: a) Critiques from within Marxism
b) Liberal Critique
c) Feminist critiques
7. Conclusions
Framework for Feminism
1. Introduction: What is feminist political theory?
2. Feminism: As theory and as politics.
3. Feminist Methodology: a) Existence of Patriarchy
b)Feminist understanding of Sex/gender
c) The Personal is political or politicizing the personal
d) Gendering the theory
4. variants of feminism: a) Liberal feminism
b) Socialist feminism
c) Radical feminism
d) Difference feminism
5. Conclusions;
1. Introduction: What is liberal political morality?
2. Methodology: a) Methodological Individualism
b)Ethical Individualism
c) Attitude towards change
3. Core principles of liberalism:
a) Individual Liberty
b) Moral equality
c) Moral autonomy
d) Toleration
e) Universality
f) Pluralism
g) Secularism
4. Variants of liberalism:
a) Classical liberalism
b) Welfare/Modern liberalism
c) Libertarianism
5. Major normative positions within liberalism
a) teleology: Utilitarian liberalism
b) deontology; Kantian/Rawlsian liberalism
c) Social Contractarianism
6. Critiques of liberalism:
a) Communitarian critique
b) Marxist Critique
c) Feminist Critique
7. Conclusions
Framework for Marxism:
1. Introduction to Marxism
2. The young Marx and the Old Marx: An epistemological break.
3. Theoretical influences on Marx's work: a) Rejection of Hegel and Idealist philosophy
b) Shift to materialism
4. Historical and Intellectual context of Marx's writings:
a) The Age of Scientific quest
b) The Concert of Europe
c) Industrial Revolution
5. Core Principles: a) Critique of Capitalism
b) Alienation
c) Economic Determinism
d) Dialectical Materialism
e) Materialistic Interpretation of History
f) Inevitability of class struggle
g) Vision of the Communist Society
6. Critiques of Marxism: a) Critiques from within Marxism
b) Liberal Critique
c) Feminist critiques
7. Conclusions
Framework for Feminism
1. Introduction: What is feminist political theory?
2. Feminism: As theory and as politics.
3. Feminist Methodology: a) Existence of Patriarchy
b)Feminist understanding of Sex/gender
c) The Personal is political or politicizing the personal
d) Gendering the theory
4. variants of feminism: a) Liberal feminism
b) Socialist feminism
c) Radical feminism
d) Difference feminism
5. Conclusions;
courtesy: sir kumar rahul- professor, RAMJAS collage, university of delhi
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