PHIL 343 Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL343
300 Level Course
Fall
3 Units
In-person
3
- 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
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.
Learning Outcomes
Assessments
Assessments
Evaluation for this course will be based substantially on oracy skills. A group presentation, attendance, participation, and an essay oral defence will together be worth 80% of your course grade.