What
Defines America?
May
31 No readings assigned
June
2 Introduction,
Chapter One (Milton Friedman) Last Day to
Drop Class!
5 Excerpts
from The Foundations of Conservative Thought (William Harbour)
7 "Why Liberals Should Care About Equality"
(Ronald Dworkin)
9 Discussion
12 Rawls Project (Will Kymlicka)
14 Excerpts from Political Liberalism (John Rawls)
16 Discussion
What
does it mean to be an American?
19 "The Myth of the Civic Nation" (Bernard Yack)
21 Multiculturalism (Charles Taylor), Response
(Susan Wolf)
23 Discussion
26 Toleration Chps. 1,2 (Michael Walzer) Outline
is Due!
28 Toleration Chp. 4 (Michael Walzer)
30 Toleration Chp. 5, Epilogue (Michael Walzer)
July
3 No Class Have a good holiday!
Is
America an Unjust Land?
5 Humiliation,
Culture, Citizenship
(Avishai Margalit)
7 "Sexism" (Marilyn Frye)
Paper is Due!
10 The Racial Contract Chp 1 (Charles Mills)
12 The Racial Contract Chp 2 (Charles Mills)
14 Discussion
17 The Racial Contract Chp 3
(Charles Mills)
19 Wrap Up and Review
21 Final Exam: 8-10 am
