Theories of Justice
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course will introduce students to the contemporary philosophical debate about justice, paying special attention to questions of social and global justice. It will address general questions about the validity of our opinions about justice, the status of theories of justice, and the relation between justice and equality, and specific problems of justice concerning the social division of labour and wealth, the value of individual freedom and its limitation, the public treatment of disagreements about morality and happiness, the protection of human rights and the fight against world poverty.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course students should have acquired:
- knowledge and understanding of the main philosophical conceptions of justice and of their implications for legislation and public policies;
- the capability to apply acquired knowledge to elaborate and defend in a public debate a personal normative position on specific problems of justice.
- knowledge and understanding of the main philosophical conceptions of justice and of their implications for legislation and public policies;
- the capability to apply acquired knowledge to elaborate and defend in a public debate a personal normative position on specific problems of justice.
Lesson period: Third trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Third trimester
Course syllabus
Students taking the exam in English as non-attending students will be required to read philosophical texts on the following topics:
- John Rawls's Philosophy of Justice
- Social Justice and Identity Politics
- Anarchism and Anarcho-Capitalism
- John Rawls's Philosophy of Justice
- Social Justice and Identity Politics
- Anarchism and Anarcho-Capitalism
Prerequisites for admission
Lectures will be given in Italian and attending students will be required to read texts and participate in class discussions in that language.
Students who don't have the necessary knowledge of Italian to participate in these activities can take the exam in English as non-attending students. A bibliography in English will be provided on request.
No other prior knowledge is required.
Students who don't have the necessary knowledge of Italian to participate in these activities can take the exam in English as non-attending students. A bibliography in English will be provided on request.
No other prior knowledge is required.
Teaching methods
Teaching activities will include lectures, class presentations and class discussions. The standard language for all the activities will be Italian. Students who don't have the necessary knowledge of Italian to participate effectively in the course can take the exam in English as non-attending students.
For the final exam, non-attending students should prepare the texts listed in a bibliography that will be provided upon request.
For the final exam, non-attending students should prepare the texts listed in a bibliography that will be provided upon request.
Teaching Resources
Students who don't have the necessary knowledge of Italian to participate effectively in the course, but who are interested in the topics of the course, can take the exam in English as non-attending students.
A bibliography in English is available on request. To receive it, please contact the teachers by e-mail.
A bibliography in English is available on request. To receive it, please contact the teachers by e-mail.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students who don't have the necessary knowledge of Italian to participate effectively in the course can take the exam in English as non-attending students.
The final exam for non-attending students consists of a written and an oral test, both of which are compulsory. For further information on the assessment methods and criteria, please consult the document uploaded on the Ariel course website.
As Italian is the standard language of the course, students who wish to take the exam in English should inform the teacher by e-mail at least one week before the exam date.
The final exam for non-attending students consists of a written and an oral test, both of which are compulsory. For further information on the assessment methods and criteria, please consult the document uploaded on the Ariel course website.
As Italian is the standard language of the course, students who wish to take the exam in English should inform the teacher by e-mail at least one week before the exam date.
IUS/20 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professors:
Negroni Alessandro Attilio, Riva Nicola
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Reception:
The professor meets with students weekly, on campus or online. To make an appointment, please contact the professor by email.
On-campus meetings will be held in the professor's office on the second floor of the building overlooking via Passione (room 206). Online meetings will be held through Microsoft Teams.