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1.25 Credits
Ancient political ideas in context of tension between democracy and empire, emergence of the psyche, and shift from oral to written culture. Emphasis on Athens, with Hebrew, Roman, and Christian departures and interventions. Includes Sophocles, Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, the Bible, and Augustine. (Also offered as Politics 105A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. D. Mathiowetz
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1.25 Credits
Studies republican and liberal traditions of political thought and politics. Authors studied include Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Examination of issues such as authorship, individuality, gender, state, and cultural difference. (Also offered as Politics 105B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. V. Seth
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1.25 Credits
Studies in 19th- and early 20th-century theory, centering on the themes of capitalism, labor, alienation, culture, freedom, and morality. Authors studied include J. S. Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Foucault, Hegel,Fanon, and Weber. (Also offered as Politics 105C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. M. Thomas
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1.25 Credits
The politics of identity and recognition as the basis for institutional legitimacy and social struggles in the late 20th century. Conflicting views of Hegel's master-slave dialectic are used to relate, e.g., Sartre, Fanon, Ba-taille, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Lacan, Levinas, Derrida, Deleuze, Zizek, and Badiou to present-day concerns. (Also offered as Politics 105D. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. R. Meister
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1.25 Credits
Examines Marx's use of his sources in political philosophy and political economy to develop a method for analyzing the variable ways in which social change is experienced as a basis for social action. Provides a similar analysis of contemporary materials. Contrasts and compares Marxian critiques of these materials and readings based on Nietzsche, psychonalysis, cultural studies, and rational choice materialsim. (Also offered as Politics 106. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. R. Meister
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1.25 Credits
What are the continuing relationships between victims, perpetrators, and beneficiaries of a past that is recognized as evil Focus on contrast between the competing moral logics of struggle and reconciliation, and various rationales for allowing beneficiaries to keep their gains in order to bring closure to the past. Theoretical perspectives drawn from law, philosophy, theology, and psychoanalysis. (Also offered as Politics 107. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. R. Meister
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1.25 Credits
Offers systematic exploration of alternative conceptions of the nature of law, including positivism, natural law, formalism, realism, pragmatism, and theories of justice. Additional focus on the nature of law; relation of law and morality, rights and other legal concepts; and philosophical debates such as critical legal studies and critical race theory. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Examines current problems in law as it intersects with politics and society. Readings are drawn from legal and political philosophy, social science, and judicial opinions. (Also offered as Politics 110. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/ politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
An introduction to constitutional law, emphasizing equal protection and fundamental rights as defined by common law decisions interpreting the 14th Amendment, and also exploring issues of federalism and separation of powers. Readings are primarily court decisions; special attention given to teaching how to interpret, understand, and write about common law. (Formerly Problems in Constitutional Law.) ( Also offered as Politics 111A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Explores the status of American civil liberties as provided by the Bill of Rights. Particular attention will be given to issues of concern relating to the aftermath of 9/11, including issues relating to detainees, freedom of information requests, wiretapping authority, watch lists, profiling, and creation of a domestic intelligence agency. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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