PaWN readers:
interested in what is taught in the most popular undergrad political philosophy course at dear ol' Harvard? use an iPod or at least iTunes? if so, PM me and i'll send you a link to your choice of audio-only or video podcasts of the course described below. it's a full semester's worth: 24 hour-long lectures. sandel is an excellent lecturer, btw.
interested in what is taught in the most popular undergrad political philosophy course at dear ol' Harvard? use an iPod or at least iTunes? if so, PM me and i'll send you a link to your choice of audio-only or video podcasts of the course described below. it's a full semester's worth: 24 hour-long lectures. sandel is an excellent lecturer, btw.
syllabus: http://download.yousendit.com/936D8B4B34F5E404coursedescription said:Harvard University Fall Semester, 2007
Professor Michael Sandel
Justice Online
A critical analysis of classical and contemporary theories of justice, including discussion of
present-day applications. The course examines debates about justice prominent in moral and
political philosophy, and invites students to subject their own views on these controversies to
critical examination.
The principle readings for the course are texts by Aristotle, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, John
Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. Other assigned readings include excerpts from Jeremy Bentham and
contemporary writers such as Robert Nozick, Ronald Dworkin, Alasdair MacIntyre, Michael
Sandel, and Michael Walzer.