PHIL - 4600 Political Philosophy (3)

Explores and evaluates major classic and contemporary political theories of justice, equality, liberty, government authority, punishment, and human rights. These theories include contract theory, liberalism, communitarianism, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism, applied to issues including war, peace, civil rights, labor, trade education, incarceration, and immigration. Prerequisite: 6 hours of philosophy and/or political science courses.