PHIL 2230 - Critical Political Philosophy in a Global Context

3 hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 with a grade of “C-” or better or Permission of the Instructor
Politics can seem overwhelming. Who should I vote for? Why does xenophobia seem to play such a large role in establishing and maintaining nation-state boundaries? Is there any hope for democracy in a world filled with so much strife? What will the posthumanist world look like? Critical political philosophy in a global context addresses theories about political and social orders. We will examine limits of individual freedoms, the nature and legitimacy of political authority, the problems of white supremacy and sexism as these challenge advocacy for inclusion, the proper expression of distributive justice, and more, from a comparative perspective.