Welcome - Liberalism and Global Justice PHIL 3476   Liberalism and Global Justice
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This is a course in normative political theory. We will critically examine some recent normative political theory, and then examine the prospects and perils of attempts by recent liberal theory to articulate a principled vision of global justice. We will consider Rawls' original bounded theory of justice and examine some challenges it faces from both cosmopolitan theories of justice and proponents of nationalism. Next we'll consider rival political conceptions of liberal international justice, and Rawls' response in the form of his recent "The Law of Peoples." Concluding, we will examine specific issues of applied political justice (namely, human rights and immigration) as well as issues of economic and social justice and poverty.
FORMAT:

• Lecture
• Discussion

PREREQUISITES: 1 credit in Philosophy or Political Science or permission of the instructor
CROSS-LISTING: POLI 3476.03, INTD 'Approved List,' PHIL 5476.03