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Conservative Political Thought
A historical and analytic examination of conservative political theories. Topics include the classical and medieval roots of modern conservatism, the development of conservatism in Europe and America, fascism and the radical right, and the tensions between libertarianism and traditionalism in contemporary conservative thought. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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Democratic Theory
A study of the intellectual foundations of the modern democratic state. Topics include the meaning and justification of democracy, the rationality of voting, political representation, property rights, civil disobedience, and education. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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The Just Society
An introduction to alternative theories of social justice and examination of the implications of those theories in areas of contemporary social and political controversy. Readings and lectures focus on utilitarian, libertarian, liberal egalitarian, communitarian, and feminist conceptions of what it means to live in a just society. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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Politics and Religion
Close study of a number of texts that have illuminated the connection between religiosity and politics, and, in particular, the role of religious language and ideas to establish, preserve, reform, and redeem republics. Special attention will be given to the religious dimensions of revolutionary and messianic politics, and to the role that religiosity has played in the development of contemporary social movements and in the moral and political resistance to totalitarian regimes. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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The Ideal of Democracy
This course in political theory will examine the ideal of democracy. Democracy is one of the most widely endorsed concepts of the modern world and a guiding principle of both domestic political discourse and foreign policy pronouncements. At the same time, there is little agreement about what democracy means, why it might be a good thing, or what causes it to succeed or fail. The course will pose three closely related questions: (1) What is democracy? (2) What is the value and justification of democracy? (3) Under what social and institutional conditions can democracy be realized?
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Global Justice
What, if any, norms of justice apply to the institutions and practice of world politics? Topics include "political realism" and skepticism about global morality; just wars and justice in warfare; ethics of humanitarian intervention; the nature and basis of human rights; world poverty and global distributive justice; and democracy and accountability in global institutions. Readings chosen from recent works in political philosophy. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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American Constitutional Development
The development of American constitutionalism, considered historically as the product of legal, political, and intellectual currents and crises (e.g., the Founding, the Marshall and Taney eras, the slavery crises, the rise of corporate capitalism, the emergence of the modern state, the New Deal crisis, and new forms of rights and liberties). Topics include the growth of Supreme Court power, the court's relation to the states and the other federal branches, and the influence on constitutional understandings of economic developments, reform movements, wars, party competition, and legal and political thought. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
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Constitutional Interpretation
A study of the development of the United States Constitution, chiefly through close analysis of selected judicial decisions. One 90-minute lecture, one two-hour preceptorial.
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Civil Liberties
A study of selected problems concerning civil liberties in contemporary America, with specific focus on privacy and on problems derived from living in a pluralistic society. One 90-minute lecture, one 90-minute class.
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Confucian Political Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary
Confucianism as an ancient tradition of thought has fundamentally shaped Chinese culture and deeply influenced East Asian societies for many centuries. Even today, many people in China and around the globe still explore the contemporary relevance of Confucianism. The first half of this course introduces classical Confucian political thought and examines its strengths and weaknesses. The second half studies how contemporary Confucian political philosophy responds to modern Western political ideas and institutions such as democracy, liberalism, human rights, and justice.