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PHIL 107 - Contemporary Issues in Social Justice


Number of Credits: 3
Evaluate classic theories of justice alongside theories from marginalized groups. Extend these theories to such issues as institutionalized forms of racial and gender discrimination; economic inequity and poverty; systemic disparities in access to health care, education, and other social goods; the legal status and treatment of immigrants, migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees; and the impact of globalization and environmental issues on social equity. Prerequisite: eligibility for ENGL-101. Three hours lecture each week. Three credits. Three billable hours.  (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) Three hours lecture. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

Diversity: meets diversity requirement
General Education Category: Arts and Humanities

Pre-requisite(s): eligibility for ENGL 101  .
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Describe key concepts, beliefs, and arguments relating to
philosophical theories of justice. (GE1)
2. Discuss issues in social justice and competing philosophical
perspectives, including one’s own, in ways that are co-operative,
respectful, clear, and rationally compelling. (GE1,GE3,GE7,GE8) 
3. Analyze philosophical theories and stances on issues in social
justice, including one’s own, in ways that acknowledge their
inherent complexity and nuance. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE6, GE7, GE8)  
4. Develop well-reasoned judgments about philosophical theories
and issues in social justice. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE7, GE8) 
5. Communicate judgments about philosophical theories and issues
in social justice in ways that adhere to accepted academic
conventions. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE7, GE8)     
6. Connect assigned source material and contemporary, real-world
issues in social justice. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE6, GE7)  
7. Critically evaluate and adjudicate between competing
philosophical perspectives, including one’s own, and arguments
about issues in social justice with fairness, charity, and rigor.
(GE1, GE3, GE7, GE8) 
8. Assess their own philosophical beliefs and practices in a
fair-minded, reasoned, and insightful way. (GE3, GE7, GE8) 
9. Employ philosophical activity to explore issues in social
justice that are important to them and to expand, challenge, and
refine their views. (GE3, GE7, GE8)



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