PHIL 490 - Theories of Justice

Institution:

University of Baltimore

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Description:

A critical examination of the classical and contemporary theories of justice that are the foundations of Western law and morality. Among the philosophers studied are Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Rousseau, Bentham, Marx, Rawls and Hart. Emphasis is placed on each thinker's treatment of such fundamental concepts as natural law and positive law, human rights and the common good, the social contract, sovereign rights and power, the forfeiture of "absolute" rights,individual liberty and property, and utilitarianism and intuitionism as theories of justice.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ubalt.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 837-4200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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