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Undergraduate Course: Theories of Justice (SCIL10031)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryWhat makes a society just? If what is required is justice for both a society as a whole and all the people in it, is justice even possible? What does achieving justice require both of a place and its inhabitants? As these questions have exercised classic and contemporary social theorists, the course will examine both the traditional answers and those suggested by innovative recent work that has revived interest in sociology and related disciplines in the theory and practice of justice. Besides exploring the concept, we will look at its relevance to various problems of the day such as racism and the welfare state and to significant current theoretical concerns such as the nature of the social self and the problem of happiness.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Sociology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
1. To identify some of the requirements that any theory of justice must satisfy.

2. To explain the most important classical theory of justice.

3. To understand the most significant contemporary theories of justice.

4. To apply various theories to the issue of affirmative action.

5. To consider a possible alternative social virtue to justice.

6. To consider whether theories of justice can manage to be neutral.

7. To develop a viable theory of justice for our times.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsJustice, equality, affirmative action, the self
Contacts
Course organiserDr Stanley Raffel
Tel: (0131 6)50 3994
Email: Stanley.Raffel@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk
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