PHIL 114
Freedom and Society
Fall 2014
(also offered Spring 2015)
Division II
Writing Skills
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Class Details
Freedom is one of our fundamental values. It is emphasized in our founding documents, and it occupies a central place in our contemporary political discourse. But do we ask: What is freedom? and Why do we value it? In the first unit of this course, we will raise these questions by considering the relationship between freedom and society in general. We will read Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We will then turn to some specific social forms. In the second unit, we will read Adam Smith and Karl Marx on capitalist labor, and Simone de Beauvoir on gender. Our question will be whether these specific social forms enable or prevent our freedom.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1599
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1599
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
weekly reading response papers; take-home midterm and final exams
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
first- and second-year students
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
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PHIL 114 - 01 (F) SEM Freedom and Society
PHIL 114 - 01 (F) SEM Freedom and SocietyDivision II Writing SkillsTR 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Griffin 41599
Megamenu Social