Community and Justice
Introduction
UNIT VOCAB
Intro Lecture on Political Philosophy
PP with Intro to Political Philosophy Debate Questions
Human Nature
Human Nature Lecture
10 Theories of Human Nature Reading
The STATE OF NATURE reading
Section of Howard Bloom's Lucifer Principle
Discussion Questions
Cracked.com "5 Reasons Humanity Desperately Wants Monsters to be Real" - Wong
Matthew Lieberman's TED Talk about his book Social
Discussion Questions
Brainpickings.org
"Linked In" NYT Article on Lieberman's Social
State of Nature Debate Assignment
Link to PRIMARY SOURCE for Debate Assignment
Justice & Ideal Society
--> What is being infered about Human Nature?
CRITO Reading & Response (Plato)
Analysis of CRITO
WATCH Video Explanation of CRITO
Part 1 & 2 of The Republic by Plato & study questions
In Defense of The Republic Click HERE
Hobbes on Justice
Contractarianism Crash Course video
1 page excerpt from Hobbes, Leviathan including questions (daily grade).
Slides (includes political philosophy intro slides and Hobbes slides, and The Republic )
Social Darwinism Isn't Dead Google Doc Version
Another perspective on the "Just World Theory"
Google Doc Version
John Rawls Theory of Justice
What is Justice? (crash course)
John Rawls: Theory of Justice
Rawls Notes/Handout
Excerpt from A Theory of Justice
More from A Theory of Justice
RESPONSE QUESTIONS
NYTimes Interactive on how Democrats' proposed wealth taxes would work. Which version do you think is the most fair, given the veil of ignorance constraint?
Utopia Project (Major Grade)
Additional resources to check out before you start:
Our Government
Documents about US government: Voting Rights Information , Definitions of Democracy , Republic vs. Democracy
What does the government do for us - See what the 1960s says here.
Civil Disobedience - Expert Opinions (excerpted):
What makes a great leader: TED Radio Hour
Henry D. Thoreau
Karl Marx & Frederick Engels
Mohandas Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Aung San Suu Kyi
Harvey Milk
Cesar Chavez
Gloria Steinem
Betty Williams
Rev. John Lewis
Lala Lajpat Rai
Thurgood Marshall
Layman Gbowee
Bayard Rustin
Billy Bragg
Kathleen Hanna
Civil Disobedience Research Assignment
Cardinale Assignment Fall 2018 Click HERE
New Law Project
UNIT VOCAB
Intro Lecture on Political Philosophy
PP with Intro to Political Philosophy Debate Questions
Human Nature
Human Nature Lecture
10 Theories of Human Nature Reading
The STATE OF NATURE reading
Section of Howard Bloom's Lucifer Principle
Discussion Questions
Cracked.com "5 Reasons Humanity Desperately Wants Monsters to be Real" - Wong
Matthew Lieberman's TED Talk about his book Social
Discussion Questions
Brainpickings.org
"Linked In" NYT Article on Lieberman's Social
State of Nature Debate Assignment
Link to PRIMARY SOURCE for Debate Assignment
Justice & Ideal Society
--> What is being infered about Human Nature?
CRITO Reading & Response (Plato)
Analysis of CRITO
WATCH Video Explanation of CRITO
Part 1 & 2 of The Republic by Plato & study questions
In Defense of The Republic Click HERE
Hobbes on Justice
Contractarianism Crash Course video
1 page excerpt from Hobbes, Leviathan including questions (daily grade).
Slides (includes political philosophy intro slides and Hobbes slides, and The Republic )
Social Darwinism Isn't Dead Google Doc Version
Another perspective on the "Just World Theory"
Google Doc Version
John Rawls Theory of Justice
What is Justice? (crash course)
John Rawls: Theory of Justice
Rawls Notes/Handout
Excerpt from A Theory of Justice
More from A Theory of Justice
RESPONSE QUESTIONS
NYTimes Interactive on how Democrats' proposed wealth taxes would work. Which version do you think is the most fair, given the veil of ignorance constraint?
Utopia Project (Major Grade)
Additional resources to check out before you start:
- America’s democracy is failing. Here’s why. (Vox article)
- FT article about famine and democracy (Google Doc)
Our Government
Documents about US government: Voting Rights Information , Definitions of Democracy , Republic vs. Democracy
What does the government do for us - See what the 1960s says here.
Civil Disobedience - Expert Opinions (excerpted):
What makes a great leader: TED Radio Hour
Henry D. Thoreau
Karl Marx & Frederick Engels
Mohandas Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Aung San Suu Kyi
Harvey Milk
Cesar Chavez
Gloria Steinem
Betty Williams
Rev. John Lewis
Lala Lajpat Rai
Thurgood Marshall
Layman Gbowee
Bayard Rustin
Billy Bragg
Kathleen Hanna
Civil Disobedience Research Assignment
Cardinale Assignment Fall 2018 Click HERE
New Law Project