Classes

Classes with a philosophical focus taught in recent years by current faculty or planned for coming years include:

Lecture Courses

  • Jurisprudence
  • Legal Philosophy
  • Moral and Political Philosophy
  • Legal and Political Philosophy
  • Legislation and Political Theory
  • Political Philosophy
  • The Rule of Law

Seminars

  • Contract Theory
  • Democratic Theory
  • Equality and Egalitarianism
  • Federalist Papers
  • Free Speech Theory
  • Global Justice
  • Human Dignity
  • Modern Legal Philosophy
  • Moral Obligations under Conditions of Injustice
  • Nietzsche and the Law
  • Private Law Theory
  • Republicanism Ancient and Modern
  • Theories of Discrimination Law
  • What We Owe to Others

Colloquium for credit

All students are welcome to attend the public sessions of the Colloquium in Legal, Political and Social Philosophy on Thursdays in the fall term from 4-7pm, in the Lester Pollack Conference Room.

 Students also have the opportunity to take the Colloquium for credit.  Those who are enrolled in this class meet separately with the Colloquium conveners for a two hour seminar on Wednesdays, in addition to attending the public sessions of the Colloquium.  For more information on how to enroll, see the Colloquium page