Course Description 
| Philosophy 137E Social and Political Philosophy | 
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 Controversial issues in social and political thought are explored, with attention to the views of important political philosophers from Plato to Marx, along with contemporary writers. Sample topics: social justice, the individual and state authority, concepts of democracy. Independent critical thinking about these matters is stressed.  | 
| Antirequisites: Philosophy 235F/G, 236F/G and the former 237E, Political Science 147E and 237E. | 
| 2 hours. | 
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