PHIL 2303 — Social and Political Philosophy

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: MBostonOakland, CATraditional

Focuses on basic questions about the nature of the state and the relationship of individuals to the state. What basis is there for individuals to obey the laws of the state? What conditions must a government meet to be legitimate? What justification can be given for democratic forms of government? Also examines what sorts of controls the state should exert over citizens, and what benefits citizens have a right to expect from the state. Includes readings from both classical and contemporary sources. Not open to freshmen students.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231323591%3.0
Spring 20241303586%5.0
Fall 20241293583%6.0
Spring 20252656994%2.0
Fall 20251343597%1.0
Spring 202627070100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 50% · T 25% · W 27% · Th 35% · F 25%

Common patterns: MW (27% of sections), MR (23% of sections), F (13% of sections), T (13% of sections), TF (12% of sections), R (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

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