POLSCI 384 · also RIGHTS 384
Inequality in Western Political Thought
Genevieve B. Rousseliere
Description from DukeHub
Study of egalitarian and inegalitarian theories in the history of Western Political Thought. Distinction between forms of inequality (political, economic, social, racial, gender, etc.). Analysis of what kind of equality should be achieved (resources, opportunities, rights, respect, etc.). Connection of equality with other political and moral issues (freedom, responsibility, class conflict, well-being, poverty, exclusion, solidarity, difference, etc.) Readings include Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Wollstonecraft, Tocqueville, Marx, Veblen, Du Bois, Friedman, Rawls, and Piketty.
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- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "moral"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
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