PHIL3304

PHIL 3304 - Law and Morality (3 Cr.)

Philosophy Department (10982) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

PHIL 3304 - Law and Morality (3 Cr.)

Course description

What is law? Must true laws be just? When (if ever) are civil disobedience or legal punishment morally justified? Do good laws incorporate (or legislate) morality? Consider and debate these issues using philosophical texts, case law, and the occasional novel.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall & Spring