Honors: The Philosophy of Rights and Property

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Overview

Subject area

PHI

Catalog Number

3025H

Course Title

Honors: The Philosophy of Rights and Property

Department(s)

Description

This course offers a systematic analysis of the concept of rights and the concept of property in the interrelated fields of legal, political, and moral philosophy. Topics covered by the course include the Hohfeldian analysis of rights, the will and the interest theories of rights, the relation between rights, values, and norms, the ?bundle of rights? theory of property, the concept of ownership, the justifications of private property rights, and the theoretical scope and practical limits of defensible property regimes.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule