PHIL5654 · Philosophy
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy of Natural Rights investigates the development of the natural rights political tradition from the early modern period to the 19th century. The themes of the course regard philosophical issues such as war, dispossession, slavery, and dignity. It adopts a global approach, so the course examines thinkers such as Las Casas, De Moirans, Locke, Lahontan, Cugoano, Equiano, and Delany. The course also engages the meta-question of how to read the history of political philosophy, and what it means for us to engage this tradition for the present. Satisfies the following distribution requirement(s) for Philosophy: Modern, Ethics & Values, History of Philosophy.
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