PHIL 226 - Social, Political, Legal Phil

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
Next Offered: 2009-2010
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, WR

This course has three sections: whether, and on what basis, people have a moral obligation to the state, what a just distribution of resources requires, and applied political topics. This last section includes topics such as poverty in other countries, freedom of speech, gun control, just war theory, and punishment. Readings are classical and contemporary, and include Plato, Locke, Marx and others. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: T. Hall
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (V)