Justice
GOVT 395
Fall 2017 not offered
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A widely held view of justice in modern political thinking is premised on some conception of human equality, including equal consideration of everyone's interests, and a commitment to a system of equal and extensive basic rights. In the first part of the class we will examine this conception of justice, with special attention to Rawls's formulation of modern liberal theory in his later work. During the rest of the term we will critically assess this account of justice. The central question we will address is whether this theory has the conceptual resources to address the major issues of contemporary society. The issues we will consider are class or economic inequality, democracy and democratic participation, and whether a "scheme of equal basic liberties" can be "fully adequate" to deal with issues of difference with respect to culture, gender, race, and religion. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT)(GOVT-Theory) |
Major Readings:
Texts have not been chosen yet, but the following titles indicate the kind of reading we'll be doing:
John Rawls, JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS
Amartya Sen, THE IDEA OF JUSTICE
Ronald Dworkin, JUSTICE FOR HEDGEHOGS
Ken Binmore, NATURAL JUSTICE
Martha Nussbaum, FRONTIERS OF JUSTICE
Christopher LeBron, THE COLOR OF OUR SHAME
Nancy Fraser, JUSTICE INTERRUPTUS
Philippe van Parijs, REAL FREEDOM FOR ALL
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several short papers and/or posts
Term paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students should have taken at least one course in political theory or political philosophy, such as Govt 159. |
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