Handbook

The ideals of freedom, equality, and justice are commonly invoked. But what does it actually mean to be free? Or to be equal? Or to live in a just society? This course will examine these and other fundamental questions of political philosophy using both contemporary and historical thinkers. Topics to be addressed include: justifications for the existence of the state, political obligation and civil disobedience, freedom, private property, equality and justice, and whether we have obligations to those who live in other societies.