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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0155-101-001 |
| Instructor: | Shawn Kaplan |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 10:50 am - 12:05 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - NEX 159 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Status: | This Course is Filled to Capacity |
| Notes: |
Crosslisted - 0154*113*001 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
To better understand the ethical, political, and economic dimensions of contemporary social challenges, students will study the distinct yet complementary modes of analysis from philosophy, political science, and economics. Through case analysis, students integrate their interdisciplinary understanding. Topics include: justice, equality, property, rational choice, markets, and collective action. (Distribution Reqs:Humanities) |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will gain an introductory understanding of theories of justice. Students will gain an introductory understanding of theories of equality. Students will gain an introductory understanding of theories of property. Students will gain an introductory understanding of theories of markets. Students will gain an introductory understanding of rational choice and game theory. Students will gain an introductory understanding of theories of collective action. Students will be able to integrate the diverse philosophical, political, and economic modes of analysis to apply to specific cases. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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