Philosophy 231 - Philosophy and Global Justice

Most agree that people should be concerned with justice issues in our society or local communities. However, there is considerable disagreement about why people ought to care about issues that are beyond the boundaries of our local/domestic reality. This course will introduce students to the classical debates, theories and approaches to global justice. Students explore recent work in political philosophy, sociology, decolonial thought and legal theory, which draws connections among different topics: the historical roots of global legal justice as a response to imperial powers and colonialism, state sovereignty, war, the philosophical discussion about republicanism and the ideal of universal peace; cosmopolitanism and global governance; nationalism and patriotism; international law and transitional justice. (E)