Re-Thinking Society: Radical Visions
PHI2161.01
Course Description
Summary
In this introductory course you will read a wide range of political philosophers and theorists who rethink and reimagine society. Beginning with Marx we will explore radical social visions from thinkers such as Rosa Luxumburg, Herbert Marcuse, Franz Fanon, Steve Biko, Michel Foucault, John Rawls, Chantel Mouffe, and Kimberle Crenshaw, among others. This course is reading intensive and you will be required to write two papers as well as complete a midterm examination.
Learning Outcomes
- In this course you will:
- Learn to read texts closely
- Learn to analyze and criticize arguments
- Learn to write an analytical essay