PHIL 338:  Philosophy of Human Rights

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

SYLLABUS

INFORMATION ON SERVICE LEARNING OPTION

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

READING ASSIGNMENTS

         

MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS

FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS

 

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Homework Assignment #1.  Due in class on Wed. Jan. 11.

Homework Assignment #2.  Due in class on Wed. Jan. 25.

Homework Assignment #3 to be posted on the GoPost site by 8 pm on THURSDAY JAN. 26.   

          Click on the link for your section below to access the GoPost site and submit your assignment:

          Section AA GoPost Site

          Section AB GoPost Site

          Section AC GoPost Site

          Section AD GoPost Site

          Section AE GoPost Site

          Section AF GoPost Site

 

Homework Assignment #4.  Due in class on Fri. Feb. 17.

 

FINAL PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

Final Project topic must be approved by the end of class on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Final Project Introduction posted on GoPost site for your section by 8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 29.  (See HW #3 above for a link to your section’s Go Post site.)

Send email to your TA to vote for your section’s best Introduction by 8 pm on Thursday, March 1.  (Don’t vote for your own work.)

Turn in Final Project in section on Wednesday, March 7.  Before turning in your final project, make sure to check it against:

Final Project Checklist (Research Papers)

Final Project Checklist (Service Learning Reports)

         

STUDY QUESTIONS AND TRANSPARENCIES:

·       Introduction

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Feinberg, Cranston, Shue, Sen, and Nussbaum

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Theories of Rights

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Moral Relativism and Moral Universality

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Women's Rights

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Feminist Criticisms

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Group Rights

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Rights Against Discrimination on the Basis of Gender and Sexual Expression

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       International Enforcement

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

·       Consideration of Objections and Conclusion

          Study Questions

          Transparencies

           

 

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