17.01
Justice
See description under subject 24.04[J] .
Spring 2012
Topics
- Introduction
- Classical Utilitarianism
- Communal Norms
- Revisionist Utilitarianism
- The Harm Principle
- The Utility of Speech
- The Utility of Liberty
- The Utility of Democracy
- Rights as Side-constraints
- Against Redistribution
- The Entitlement Theory
- Justice in Acquisition
- Justice in Transfer
- Is the Equality of Opportunity Principle Incoherent?
- Justice as Fairness
- Markets & Moral Desert
- Equal Opportunity & Effort
- Justice & the Family
- Justice & the Social Ethos
- Money & Elections
- Justice & Basic Income
- Justice & Reciprocity
- Justice & the Ghetto Poor
- Justice & the Global Poor
- Justice & Immigration
- Conclusion
Readings
- LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Introduction · READINGS: No readings
- Burns, J. H., and H. L. A. Hart, eds. “Of the Principle of Utility.” Chapter 1 in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation: The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780198205166.
- ———. “Value of a Lot of Pleasure or Pain, How to be Measured.” Chapter 4 in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation: The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780198205166.
- ———. “Cases Unmeet for Punishment.” Chapter 13 in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation: The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780198205166.
- ———. “Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence.” Section 1 of Chapter 17 in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation: The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780198205166.
- Mill, John Stuart. “What Utilitarianism Is.” Chapter 2 in Utilitarianism . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010. ISBN: 9781453857526.
- Nozick, Robert. “The Experience Machine.” In Anarchy, State, and Utopia . Basic Books, 1977. ISBN: 9780465097203.
- Mill, John Stuart. “Introductory.” Chapter 1 in On Liberty . Simon & Brown, 2012. ISBN: 9781613823736.
- ———. “Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion.” Chapter 2 in On Liberty . Simon & Brown, 2012. ISBN: 9781613823736.
- ———. “Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-being.” Chapter 3 in On Liberty . Simon & Brown, 2012. ISBN: 9781613823736.
- ———. “That the Ideally Best Form of Government is Representative Government.” Chapter 3 in Considerations on Representative Government . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. ISBN: 9781466336445.
- ———. “Of the Extensions of the Suffrage.” Chapter 8 in Considerations on Representative Government . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. ISBN: 9781466336445.
- Nozick, Robert. In Anarchy, State, and Utopia . Basic Books, 1977, pp. 28–42, and 45–51. ISBN: 9780465097203.
- ———. In Anarchy, State, and Utopia . Basic Books, 1977, pp. 149–64, 167–74, and 235–8. ISBN: 9780465097203.
- ———. In Anarchy, State, and Utopia . Basic Books, 1977, pp. 150–3, and 174–82. ISBN: 9780465097203.
- Nozick, Robert. “Voluntary Exchange.” In Anarchy, State, and Utopia . Basic Books, 1977. ISBN: 9780465097203.
- Cohen, G. A. “Are Disadvantaged Workers Who Take Hazardous Jobs Forced to Take Hazardous Jobs?” Sections 2–5 in History, Labour, and Freedom: Themes from Marx . Oxford University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780198247791.
- ———. “The Alleviation of Poverty.” Chapter 12 in Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition . University Of Chicago Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780226264219.
- ———. “The Distribution of Income.” Chapter 10 in Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition . University Of Chicago Press, 2002, pp. 161–6. ISBN: 9780226264219.
- Rawls, John. Selections from Sections 1–4, 11–3, 17, 24, 26, and 29. In A Theory of Justice: Original Edition . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780674017726.
- ———. Selections from Sections 43–44, and 47–48. In A Theory of Justice: Original Edition . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780674017726.
- Okin, Susan Moller. “Introduction: Justice and Gender.” Chapter 1 in Justice, Gender, and the Family . Basic Books, 1991. ISBN: 9780465037032.
- ———. “Justice as Fairness: For Whom?” Chapter 5 in Justice, Gender, and the Family . Basic Books, 1991. ISBN: 9780465037032.
- Rawls, John. “Brief Comments on Leisure Time.” Section 53 in Justice as Fairness: A Restatement . Edited by Erin Kelly. Harvard University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780674005112.
- Beitz, Charles. Political Theory and International Relations . Princeton University Press, 1999, pp. 127–54. ISBN: 9780691009155.
- LEC #: 26 · TOPICS: Conclusion · READINGS: No readings
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as 24.04[J] Prereq: None U (Fall) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H
Sources
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- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2012
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