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PHIL 200 DP - Philosophy and Mass Incarceration

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course examines the philosophical questions raised by criminal law. This course will examine how various philosophers and social theorists have justified criminal punishment. We will pay special attention to how liberal democratic societies reconcile commitments to individual liberty with practices of confinement. We will connect this study to moral, political, and experiential reflections on mass incarceration, especially as they relate to racial, sexual, and class hierarchies in the US. This course will include a community learning project. Cross-listed CJ 200  and ETHS 202  


Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101  


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