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WN 2012 Philosophy PHIL 576 - Topics in Social-Political Philosophy Section 001 Egalitarianism
Credits:	3
Advisory Prerequisites:	Graduate standing.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Anderson,Elizabeth S
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The theme of this offering of PHIL 576 is egalitarianism, with an emphasis on foundational issues (on what basis can we be said to be equals?) and on the relations of equality to freedom and bondage. In the historical portion of this course we will read important but largely neglected works, focusing on the origins and legacies of the "radical enlightenment," beginning with the Levellers (Lilburne, Overton, Walwyn) and perhaps the Cartesian feminist François Poullain de La Barre, continue with thinkers of the American and French American revolutions (Paine, Sieyes), culminating in work by Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian revolution, which established the first state founded on radical enlightenment principles of universal freedom and human rights. The second part of the course will turn to various contemporary egalitarians and their critics. Course Requirements: No data submitted Intended Audience: No data submitted Class Format: No data submitted

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ISBN: 080147339X	The illusions of egalitarianism, Author: John Kekes., Publisher: Cornell University Press 2006
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