PHIL 343 Social and Political Philosophy
- Prerequisite PHIL 242/3.0 or PHIL 243/3.0 or PHIL 257/6.0 or ([POLS 250/3.0 and POLS 350/3.0] or POLS 250/6.0*] and 6.0 units of PHIL).
None.
one-way Exclusions
- Lectures
- TBA - Readings will be made available in hard copy only (not electronically). There is one required book, John Rawls A Theory of Justice, 1999 revised edition. There is also a required course reader. Both will be sold at the campus bookstore. (The Rawls is widely available; you can get that wherever you like.)
Instructor: Kerah Gordon-Solmon
This course will provide an upper-level introduction to the work of John Rawls, and its resonance through late-twentieth political philosophy. The central text will be Rawls's pioneering book, A Theory of Justice (1971, revised edition 1999). Our focus will be its treatment of distributive justice, and responses this elicited. We may also read selections from Rawls's later work on navigating deep disagreement in politics.
Assessments
Assessments
Evaluation be based substantially on oracy skills, including a group presentation and an essay oral defense. Attendance is required; quality of participation will be assessed.
AI/Technology Policy:
Use of electronic devices in class is: Forbidden (except for QSAS-mandated disability accommodation)
Use of AI (generative, agential, etc.) for work for this course is: Forbidden
Course technology policy statement: Electronic devices are prohibited in the classroom (except as QSAS-mandated disability accommodation). Use of AI (generative, agential, etc.; in writing, editing or brainstorming your essays, completing make-up assignments, preparing your presentations, etc.) is strictly forbidden in this course.