Abstract
This subject will consider how society ought to be arranged. It will consider which freedoms should be protected and how wealth ought to be distributed. The subject will pay particular attention to capitalist norms and will consider whether they are morally defensible. The subject will also consider how crime ought … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
The libertarian account of the stateThe welfare state and its justificationUtilitarian theories of distributive justiceThe universal basic incomeGlobal justiceThe retributivist justification of criminal punishmentDeterrence and the utilitarian justification of criminal punishmentPunishment and communication
Assessment items
1. Assignment 1
2. Assignment 2