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MA Political Philosophy - the Idea of Toleration
In September 2005 the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Mohammed, an action that led to violent protests by Muslims all over the world. Critics argued that the cartoons were culturally insulting, Islamophobic, blasphemous and intended to humiliate a marginalized Danish minority. Supporters defend the newspaper's right to free speech.
The example highlights the vital importance of questions of toleration to modern multicultural societies. To what extent should we tolerate actions and ideas that people may find offensive? Does the idea of free speech require us to tolerate everything? What are the limits to tolerance in a modern, pluralist society? The MA Political Philosophy - the Idea of Toleration provides an opportunity to think about toleration from historical and contemporary perspectives. Students have the chance to explore the arguments for toleration made by thinkers such as John Milton, John Locke and John Stuart Mill, and to test the limits of those arguments in the discussion of controversial issues such as pornography, faith schools and holocaust denial. As well as studying toleration, students also have the opportunity to choose additional modules in political philosophy and to write a dissertation of up to 20,000 words on a topic of their choosing.
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A full scholarship from the OSI/FCO is available for overseas students on the MA in Political Philosophy (The Idea of Toleration).
For further details and eligibility please see: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/uk/oxford/masters
8 Morrell Studentships available for 2010-11
The C and JB Morrell Trust are offering up to eight studentships covering Home fees and a contribution of £2000 towards maintenance. There is no separate application for Morrell funding. Applicants who wish to be considered need only indicate this on their application form (to download a form click here). If you have any questions about funding, please contact the Director of the MA, Jon Parkin, at jp33@york.ac.uk.
Morrell award-holders are also eligible to apply for one of three dedicated
fee-waivers for the first year of PhD study. Each year the Geoffrey Heselton Prize (worth £500) is awarded to the best dissertation written by a student on the
programme.
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