PHIL 1901

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PHIL 1901
Discussions of Justice

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, controversies over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government's role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America's global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among 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: GOVT 1901, SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now

  •  8232 PHIL 1901   SEM 101

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  • Weekly discussions of urgent questions of political and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); economic and racial inequality; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; and America’s role in the world. Brief readings, often from relevant controversies in political philosophy, will be starting points for mutual learning about these vital issues.

Syllabi: none

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

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now

  •  8307 PHIL 1901   SEM 102

  •  

  • Weekly discussions of urgent questions of political and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); economic and racial inequality; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; and America’s role in the world. Brief readings, often from relevant controversies in political philosophy, will be starting points for mutual learning about these vital issues.

Syllabi: none

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

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now

  •  8308 PHIL 1901   SEM 103

  •  

  • Weekly discussions of urgent questions of political and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); economic and racial inequality; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; and America’s role in the world. Brief readings, often from relevant controversies in political philosophy, will be starting points for mutual learning about these vital issues.