Overview
Description
Detailed study of selected issues, e.g., justice, freedom, equality, tyranny, prudence, war, power, contract, consent, racism, feminism, politics and economics, politics and the human good. (PHIL 457 and PSC 409A are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Requirements
Prerequisites
- 6 units in either PSC or PHIL
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): 6 units in either PSC or PHIL.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Core
CO12, CO14
Related Courses
Cross Listed With PHIL 457
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- state a thesis about a problem in contemporary political philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
- interpret the broadly ethical ideas associated with political philosophy (e.g., justice) in the contemporary philosophical literature.
- distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference (in the context of contemporary political philosophy).
- show what is at stake in abstract debates in contemporary political philosophy, and indicate how different positions in these debates have ethical implications for individual citizens and states.
- develop an original research project in which they interview active participants in contemporary political affairs and analyze their findings with the tools of political philosophers.