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Apr 27, 2024
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PHIL 453 - Topics in Philosophy of Law (3 units) CO8
Study of the meaning of law, its positive and normative function, justice, legal reasoning, and of legal theorists such as Aquinas, Hobbes, Rawls, and Dworkin.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits in Philosophy.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to state a thesis about a problem in the philosophy of law, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
2. Students will be able to explain and interpret the ideas associated with philosophical theories of law in the philosophical literature.
3. Students will be able to distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference in different legal theories.
4. Students will be able to show what is at stake in abstract debates in the philosophy of law, and indicate how different positions in these debates help elucidate our understanding of the Constitutions of the United States and Nevada, as well as the evolution of American institutions and ideals.
5. Students will be able to trace the sources and development of important legal concepts within American intellectual traditions and cultural institutions.
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