The course provides a perspective on major currents of recent political thought in the context of the economy. It considers the spectrum of thinking from libertarianism through classical and progressive liberalism, focusing on distinctions between economic and political liberty, social justice, and democratic citizenship. The course considers lastly contemporary concerns with international distributive justice.
Code
PL3004
Name
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PL (Philosophy)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2964
Last update with CAMS
To grasp and communicate central contemporary political problems and theories.
To understand and reconstruct texts in contemporary political theory and philosophy.
To analyze and evaluate conceptual and normative political arguments.
To develop, and convincingly argue for, one’s own conceptual and normative political positions.