PHI 206 Philosophy of Law

Credits: (3)

This course concerns the fundamental nature of law, and the relations between law and morality. It covers natural law, imperative and rule-based theories of the nature of law, and alternative statements of the justice of law. The philosophers covered in the course will include Aristotle, Aquinas, Austen, Hart and Rawls. Prerequisite(s): one prior course in PHI or permission of instructor.