Most lecture topics have accompanying lecture notes.
LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction | |
I. UTILITARIANISM | ||
2 | Classical Utilitarianism | |
3 | Communal Norms | |
4 | Revisionist Utilitarianism | |
5 | The Harm Principle | |
6 | The Utility of Speech | |
7 | The Utility of Liberty | Quiz 1 due |
8 | The Utility of Democracy | Paper 1 due |
II. LIBERTARIANISM | ||
9 | Rights as Side-constraints | |
10 | Against Redistribution | |
11 | The Entitlement Theory | Quiz 2 due |
12 | Justice in Acquisition | |
13 | Justice in Transfer | |
14 | Is the Equality of Opportunity Principle Incoherent? | Paper 2 due |
III. EGALITARIAN LIBERALISM | ||
15 | Justice as Fairness | |
16 | Markets & Moral Desert | |
17 | Equal Opportunity & Effort | Quiz 3 due |
18 | Justice & the Family | |
19 | Justice & the Social Ethos | |
20 | Money & Elections | |
21 | Justice & Basic Income | |
22 | Justice & Reciprocity | |
23 | Justice & the Ghetto Poor | |
24 | Justice & the Global Poor | |
25 | Justice & Immigration | |
26 | Conclusion | Paper 3 due |