LEAD 221
Contemporary Political Philosophy Fall 2014
Division II
Cross-listed PHIL 224
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Roughly the first half of this seminar will be devoted to a critical examination of the survey of contemporary Anglo-American political philosophy presented by Will Kymlicka in the second (2002) edition of Contemporary Political Philosophy. An Introduction. Central topics for consideration will be the following positions (to each of which Kymlicka devotes a chapter): utilitarianism, liberal equality, libertarianism, Marxism, communitarianism, citizenship theory, multiculturalism, and feminism. Topics for consideration thereafter will be determined by specific student interests; the topics will be selected from those included in the second (2012) edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, edited by Robert E. Goodin, Philip Petit, and Thomas Pogge. FRANCIS provides access to an electronic version of this book; interested students should consult it to see the topics treated in its forty-five chapters.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 15
Expected: 10
Class#: 1944
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, including presentations; short writing assignments during the semester, and a term paper at the end of the semester
Prerequisites: a course in Philosophy, a course in Political Science, or permission of the instructor
Enrollment Preferences: majors and potential majors in Philosophy and Political Science
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
LEAD 221 Division II PHIL 224 Division II
Attributes: JLST Interdepartmental Electives
PHIL Contemporary Value Theory Courses

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