Syllabus: Reading Schedule

Tues, Apr 1 Introduction: Liberalism, the Public and the Private

PART I: Theories of Liberalism

Thur, Apr 3 - Classical Liberalism:

• Mill, On Liberty, Book I (pp. 1-19)

Tues, Apr 8

• Mill, On Liberty, Book IV (pp.83-103)
• Warren and Brandeis, “The Right to Privacy”

Thur, Apr 10 - Egalitarian Liberalism:

• Rawls, Justice as Fairness, Part I (pp.1-29)

Tues, Apr 15

• Rawls, Parts I and II (pp.29-66)

Thur, Apr 17 ------- no class meeting on Thur Apr 17 -------

Tues, Apr 22

• Rawls, Part III (pp.80-93, 130-134), IV (pp.153-157, 168-176), V (pp.180-202)

Thur, Apr 24 - Global Egalitarian Liberalism:

• Pogge, “World Poverty and Human Rights”
• Nagel, “The Problem of Global Justice”

Tues, Apr 29 - Free-Market Liberalism:

• Hayek, “The Use of Knowledge in Society”
• Hayek, “Liberalism”

Thur, May 1 - Pragmatist Liberalism:

• Rorty, “The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy”
• Rorty, “Moral Identity and Private Autonomy”
  

** FIRST SHORT ESSAY DUE THURSDAY MAY 1 AT BEGINNING OF CLASS AND BEFORE CLASS VIA EMAIL TO Prof. Koopman**


Part II: Critics of Liberalism

Tues, May 6 - Genealogical Critics:

• Foucault, Discipline and Punish (pp.3-31)

Thur, May 8

• Foucault (pp.135-169 + skim pp.32-134)

Tues, May 13

• Foucault (pp.170, 184-194; pp.195-228)

Thur, May 15

• Foucault (pp.264-285; pp.293-308)

Tues, May 20 - Feminist Critics:

• Young, Justice & the Politics of Difference, Intro + Chap. 1 (pp.3-38)

Thur, May 22

• Young, selections from Chaps. 2 and 3 (pp.39-48, 63-65, 66-70, 76-88)
• cf. Rawls, Justice as Fairness, Part IV §§50-52 (pp.162-178)

Tues, May 27

• Young, Chapter 4 (pp.96-121)
• cf. Young, selections from Chaps. 6 and 8 (183-191, 232-234, 236-241, 248-251)
  

Thur, May 29 - Anarchist and Marxist Critics:

• Emma Goldman, "Anarchism: What It Really Stands For" (online)
• Karl Marx, "On the Jewish Question" (online)
  

Tues, Jun 3 - Cultural Politics:

• Fraser, “Solidarity or Singularity: Rorty…” (1988)
• Rorty, “Feminism and Pragmatism” (1990)
• Fraser, “From Irony to Prophecy to Politics” (1991)

Thur, Jun 5

• Rorty, “Is ‘Cultural Recognition’ Useful? ...” (2000)
• Fraser, “Why Overcoming Prejudice is Not Enough…” (2000)

** FINAL RESEARCH ESSAY DUE THURSDAY JUNE 5 AT BEGINNING OF CLASS AND VIA EMAIL TO Prof. Koopman **