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Fall 2020 | PHIL 3304 Section 001: Law and Morality (33173)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (50 of 52 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- What is law? Must true laws be just? When (if ever) are civil disobedience or legal punishment morally justified? Do good laws incorporate (or legislate) morality? Consider and debate these issues using philosophical texts, case law, and the occasional novel.
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
- Class Description:
- What is law? What if any moral requirements must it satisfy? What moral demands should it make, and what moral protections should it offer? We will address these questions by appeal to philosophical texts, legal cases, and nonacademic discussions of contemporary issues. Civil disobedience, equality of opportunity and just punishment will be among our more concrete topics.
- Grading:
- 25% Final Exam
75% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: All percentages are approximate.
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 80% Lecture
20% Discussion There will be a service-learning option for interested students.
- Workload:
- 25-40 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33173/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2015
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