political-philosophy
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Political philosophy from social contract theory to global justice. Covers the social contract (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls), theories of justice (Rawls, Nozick, Sen), liberty (positive/negative), rights (natural, human, civil), democracy and governance, communitarianism, feminism as political philosophy, Confucian political philosophy (ren, li, rectification of names), anarchism, Marxism, postcolonial philosophy, and cosmopolitanism. Use when analyzing political institutions, rights, justice, freedom, governance, or the legitimacy of authority.
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