GOVT 1901

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GOVT 1901
Discussions of Justice

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Weekly informal discussion of urgent public issues posed by a central theme, such as inequality, foreign policy and immigration, or challenges to liberty and democracy. Recent public lectures organized by Ethics and Public Life, brief initial presentations by Cornell researchers, or brief debates between participants are typical starting-points for conversations reflecting diverse perspectives.

When Offered Fall, spring.

Comments Variable credit available: 1 credit S/U for regular participation; 2 credits, S/U or letter, for two short papers.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections

  • 16188 GOVT 1901   SEM 101

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  • This semester's course will discuss central issues raised in the presidential campaigns in light of competing moral perspectives, informed by social-scientific inquiry. For example, to what extent are current economic inequalities unjust? What is the government's proper role in healthcare and education? What should the government do to reduce racial inequality? What restrictions on U.S. immigration are justifiable? How should the U.S. respond to turmoil in the Middle East? to global challenges to American economic interests, values and international power?

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections

  • 17285 GOVT 1901   SEM 102

  •  
Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections

  • 17286 GOVT 1901   SEM 103

  •