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PHI 394 - Advanced Studies: Theories of Value: Liberalism

4 credits (Fall)
Liberalism & Its Limits. The issue that will drive this seminar is whether liberalism can or should be salvaged. Many have come to doubt it, pointing instead to the history of a politics of exclusion. We will first aim for a nuanced view of the trajectory of the American liberal tradition and then ask whether it is the most ideal vehicle for our aspirations to democracy and our hopes the United States’ political future.

Prerequisite: PHI 234 , PHI 235 , PHI 263 , or PHI 264 
Instructor: Meehan