Philosophy 2
Summer 2006 Session A
| Number | Title | Instructor | Days/time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Individual Morality & Social Justice | Callard | TuWTh 10-12:30 | 185 Barrows |
In this course, we will read three philosophical works about the relationship between individual morality and social justice: Plato’s Republic, Hobbes’ Leviathan, and Rawls’ Theory of Justice. We will ask: What is the purpose of society? What makes a society a just one? What makes individuals just? What can the “state of nature” tell us about how societies are or ought to be formed? What aspects of the moral life of a human being are independent of his status as a citizen, and what ought to happen if there is a conflict between the two roles?