PHIL 103

Freedom, Rights and Justice

Description

Considers various questions concerning the relation between individuals and political societies such as: What principles of justice should communities adopt? What are rights? What limits can legitimately be placed on individual liberty? What is the source and nature of citizens’ obligations to obey the law? What makes a decision procedure democratic and why does it matter? These questions are considered in relation to the New Zealand context.

Availability 2013

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Distinguished Professor Stephen Davies
Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Gillian Brock

Reading/Texts

J. S. Mill, On Liberty, (Penguin Paperback or any other edition)

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

PHIL 103: 15.0 points

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Corequisites

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