Students engage in a philosophical study of the relationships between the individual and society. Students therefore examine how the individual and society interact in terms of rights and duties, legal and political obligations, and the exercise of power. Students may also engage with moral and legal reasoning as it applies to (Canadian) society and the state. Students are thus introduced to a range of positions that may include, but are not limited to, social contract theory, Marxism, Anarchism, Feminism, Africana and Indigenous resistance. Students may interrogate how these positions relate to questions of human rights and social justice, security, government formation, the genesis of just laws, punishment, the legitimate use of force and coercion. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
Students engage in a philosophical study of the relationships between the individual and society. Students therefore examine how the individual and society interact in terms of rights and duties, legal and political obligations, and the exercise of power. Students may also engage with moral and legal reasoning as it applies to (Canadian) society and the state. Students are thus introduced to a range of positions that may include, but are not limited to, social contract theory, Marxism, Anarchism, Feminism, Africana and Indigenous resistance. Students may interrogate how these positions relate to questions of human rights and social justice, security, government formation, the genesis of just laws, punishment, the legitimate use of force and coercion. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
