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The Ideas of Constitutional Democracy

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.		 McCormack M01-0420 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0420
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course focuses on philosophical questions raised by the remarkable contemporary diffusion of constitutional democracy. What is the proper conception of "constitutionalism"? Of "democracy"? Of their surprising combination in "constitutional democracy"? What institutions, legal structures, political arrangements and practices are required for, conducive towards, or antithetical to constitutional democracy? And, what method or methods should we adopt in approaching these vast and various questions?

Prerequisites

One 300-level or above Philosophy course

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M01-0420

Enrolled / Capacity

9 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Christopher Zurn

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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