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POLT 334 - Seminar: Theories of Justice and Democracy in Contemporary America


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS

This seminar discusses some of the most important recent and contemporary American political theories, focusing on controversies about the nature of justice and the scope and extent of democracy in a political society of plurality and difference. Various approaches to political theory are represented, including the work of Rawls, Nozick, Walzer, Connolly, Young and others.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: H. Wilson
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: At least one course in political theory, preferably POLT 232, 233 or 234. 


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