These questions have bedeviled political theorists and philosophers for ages. We are similarly challenged by profound injustices in our society. Among these are racial, educational and employment inequalities, income disparities and electoral aberrations. We will examine some of the central ideas in Western thought in which the problems of injustice and justice are evident and we will consider competing theories of justice. Text: "Justice - What is the Right Thing to Do" by Michael Sandel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, paper). Read Chapter 1 - 3 for the first session of this class for those over 50.
Instructor: Larry Berlin
Class meets Wednesdays, September 10 - November 5. No class October 22.

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