College of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Sovereign, the Good, and Society in Islamic Thought
Module ARAM250 for 2021/2

Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ARAM250: The Sovereign, the Good, and Society in Islamic Thought

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

The intention is to cover the following topics week by week:

Some Definitions: Political Thought, Political Theology, Political Philosophy in Global Context
Platonopolis: the Pursuit of the Virtuous Society
Aristotelian Public Ethics and the Making of the Islamic Ethical Tradition
Religious Philosophies and Philosophical Religions
The circle of justice and the akhl?q tradition
Mirrors for princes and statecraft
Sufi Public Ethics
Whose Sovereignty? Whose Justice?
Individuals and Communities
Squaring Divine Sovereignty between Liberals and Traditionalists
Intersectionality, Decolonial Islamic Studies and the Pursuit of the Good

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
50	100	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	Classroom seminars
Guided Independent Study	66	Readings and online formative tasks, preparation for classes
Guided Independent Study	62	Preparation for presentations and assessments (web based on ELE etc)

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).