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CJS 3301- 5E1
Theories of Justice
Mon 7-9:45
CHEC
Upon completion of the course, you should have a basic understanding of the
general principles and problems of justice theories and be able to apply the theories
in the context of modern society.
Required Textbooks:
The Prince, Machiavelli, Wooten ed. and trans.; Hackett Publishing; ISBN 0-
87220-316-6
Course Requirements
The course grade is based on 3 papers, a presentation, and participation. Two of the
papers will be premised on assigned course readings of classical theories. The third
paper and presentation will be based contemporary theories of justice, including
legal positivism, legal realism, and other modern theories of justice, rights, and
fairness. Paper I is worth 20% of the final grade, Papers II and III are each worth
30%, and the presentation and participation each worth 10%. Please note, however,
that if there is insufficient class participation, the percentage breakdown will be
changed to incorporate unannounced quizzes that will be weighted as a significant
portion of your final grade.
Bookmark this page! I use my web site in the same fashion as Blackboard.
Assignments, supplemental readings, useful links, class notes, and announcements
are posted here. You should check the site on a regular basis to determine if there
are any announcements pertaining to the upcoming class period.
• Papers. Papers are due at the beginning of the class period on the designated
due date. Unless I specifically request that you send your paper to me via email, or
the extreme circumstances clause applies and you are unable to attend class papers
will not be accepted by email. If I have requested your paper via email, you must
send it to me at the lit8gater@verizon.net address as a Word (.doc) or Wordperfect
attachment. If you have Vista or the more recent version of Word, you MUST
convert it to a .doc attachment; otherwise I will be unable to open it.
Please note that Late papers will not be accepted at all. The
only exception to this FIRM policy is the “Extreme
Circumstances Clause.”
• The EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES CLAUSE. Extreme circumstances
include plague, pestilence, nuclear war, death, and serious illness (of immediate
family members). They do not include family obligations, work, social obligations,
or the demands of other courses. If you are faced with a bona fide emergency,
contact me BEFORE the class period if at all possible, send your assignment in
word or word perfect via email to my home email address, and be prepared to
submit documentation of the emergency. If you know in advance that you will not
be attending class on an assignment due date, you can avoid these dire consequences
by turning your assignment in early.
• “The Dog Ate It”. Please keep a copy of your writing assignments. Also, to
sidestep easily avoided problems related to computer failures—keep a backup copy
of your work and be ready to make alternative arrangements for last minute
printing. A crashed computer does not qualify as an extreme event under the
EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES clause above.
Oct. 4 Politics; Book VII (Ch. 1-3, 8-9, 13-17); Book VIII
Nov. 29 Presentations