Philosophy
PHIL 2303: Social and Political Philosophy
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Focuses on basic questions about the nature of the state and the relationship of individuals to the state.
- What basis is there for individuals to obey the laws of the state?
- What conditions must a government meet to be legitimate?
- What justification can be given for democratic forms of government?
- Also examines what sorts of controls the state should exert over citizens, and what benefits citizens have a right to expect from the state.
- Includes readings from both classical and contemporary sources.
- Not open to freshmen students.
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