Education and Equality
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Overview
Subject area
PHIL
Catalog Number
152
Course Title
Education and Equality
Department(s)
Description
What do we mean by equality and why do we value it? How is this value consistent with the vast inequality of present-day life? Is merit a justification for inequality? What counts as an unfair boost in life? In the US, education, particularly higher education, is meant to serve as a leveling function against inequality: it opens society’s doors to everyone. What is important about education? How is education a corrective to inequality? Does it live up to its promise in this equation? Why education and not, say, a lottery? This course examines the value of equality and the distinctive role that education plays in our understanding of US society.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
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Lecture
Hours
3
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