pol3lac justice, freedom and difference issues in contemporary political theory
JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIFFERENCE: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY
POL3LAC
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject examines some of the key normative ideas and debates underpinning contemporary politics. We examine different ways of thinking about key political values such as freedom, justice, and equality, and we consider the work of some of the most influential thinkers in contemporary political theory. We focus on the work of key liberal philosophers such as John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin, and we consider powerful responses to and criticisms of their work by libertarians, egalitarians, feminists, cosmopolitans, and others. Throughout the subject, we consider how these theoretical debates bear on a variety of #real world# political conflicts over taxation, redistribution, education policy, global inequality, and the family.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorNicholas Barry
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
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Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
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Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction.
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorKymlicka, W.
Year2001
Edition/Volume2ND ED
PublisherOXFORD UP
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Political Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide for Students and Politicians
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorSwift, A.
Year2006
Edition/Volume2ND ED
PublisherPOLITY
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