GLOBAL JUSTICE in Spring 2022 (LW3019)

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Is it unjust that there are huge economic inequalities between people of different countries? If so, who is responsible for rectifying these injustices? Should individuals enjoy the liberty to move freely across countries? How fair is free trade? The course explores these and other questions of global justice from philosophical and social-scientific perspectives.

Course Master: 
GLOBAL JUSTICE (LW3019)
Term: 
Spring 2022
Discipline: 
LW (Law)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Cross Listed: 
GLOBAL JUSTICE in Spring 2022 (PL3019)
Exam Date: 
Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 12:30
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Julian Culp

Learning Outcomes

  1. To analyze and evaluate moral- and political-philosophical arguments regarding their logical structure (or validity), adequacy (or soundness), and their effectiveness (or informativeness).
  2. To develop and articulate a compelling philosophical position on at least one issue of contemporary globalization.
  3. To effectively argue and communicate moral- and political-philosophical theories and arguments on contemporary globalization in both oral and written form.
  4. To read with care and understand philosophical and multi-disciplinary texts on moral and political problems of contemporary globalization.

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
The Law of Peoples
John Rawls
Harvard University Press
9780674005426
Why Global Justice Matters
Chris Armstrong
Polity
9781509531882

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 17, 2022
End Date: 
Friday, May 13, 2022
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
12:10
13:30
Q-A101
Thursday
12:10
13:30
Q-A101