THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET in Spring 2025 (PL2060)

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What are the justifications and implications of using markets, and what arrangements are necessary to establish and protect the commons? This course studies foundational texts of (neo-)liberal economics that aim to legitimize market mechanisms; philosophical treatments and critiques of key concepts, such as rationality and motivation, property and common goods; political analyses of how allocative institutions produce distributional outcomes.

Course Master: 
THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET (PL2060)
Term: 
Spring 2025
Discipline: 
PL (Philosophy)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
CCR
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Cross Listed: 
THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET in Spring 2025 (PO2060)
Exam Date: 
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 09:00
Pre-requisites: 
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115)
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Learning Outcomes

  1. How the three disciplines of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics differ and interact in their approaches to political economy
  2. How to convincingly argue for one’s own position regarding the importance of the commons and the market in modern societies
  3. To analyze, differentiate and evaluate conceptual, empirical, and normative arguments about the commons and the market in modern societies
  4. To grasp and express core concepts in economic theory, philosophy, and political science related to the justification and critique of the commons and the market;
  5. To understand and reconstruct scholarly texts in philosophy, political theory and economic theory
  6. Students will be able to engage in the writing practices and culture of their chosen major, adding to the skills acquired in the Research, Interpretation, and Writing classes to develop a personal, authentic disciplinary voice (CCR)

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2025
End Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
10:35
11:55
Q-604
Thursday
10:35
11:55
Q-604