PHIL103: Moral and Political Philosophy

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• explain Hobbes' description of the state of nature and its implications for human nature;
  
• compare and contrast Hobbes' and Locke’s description of the state of nature and Rawls' original position and veil of ignorance concepts;
  
• describe the concepts of fairness and justice as understood in social and political theory;
  
• differentiate among distributive, retributive, and restorative justice; and
  
• apply the concepts of justice to case examples like affirmative action and racial profiling.