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New À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students —ÌýJuly 24th - 29th

Returning À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students — July 28th - 29th

Increasingly, scholars and activists describe care as a radical or revolutionary response to social injustices and forces of power, such as neoliberal capitalism, mass incarceration, settler colonialism, or White supremacy. Drawing from the feminist care theorists and from community organizers, we will explore care as a community practice, one which sustains the well-being of individuals and communities, and which can be practiced as a form of solidarity within and between social justice movements. Not only will you gain a foundation in care theory, but we will apply our learning by practicing care and extending solidarity through a collaborative, community-informed project.

Note: Department permission is required to enrol as students who have previously taken the courses below are not eligible (overlapping content). If you have not taken the course below, email philug@uwaterloo.ca to obtain a permission number.Ìý

^{ÌýFall 2024: PHIL 402 (8309) / GSJ 402 (8317),ÌýWinter 2023: PHIL 402-001 (8137) / GSJ 402-001 (8761),ÌýWinter 2021: GSJ 472-043 (8490) / PHIL 420-041 (4185).}

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September 19th - 29th

Is math invented or discovered?
What makes a proof a proof?
Is there more than one correct logic?ÌýÌý
What is the significance of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem?
Is the applicability of mathematics a miracle?

Discuss these questions and many more in the philosophy of mathematics!Ìý

What are human rights, exactly? Which do we have, and why? What are the practical implications of human rights, for both individuals and institutions? This course will feature a comprehensive discussion of theory and history, of law and morality, and of national and international applications. We have three large lenses with which to view human rights in this course: 1) conceptually or philosophically; 2) historically, especially in terms of legal- and institutional developments; and 3) in terms of concrete contemporary case studies and problems. This course will employ these lenses to examine seven core principles and values of contemporary human rights practice: universality; equality; security; freedom; subsistence; social recognition; and democracy. Practical cases may include: technology and rights; health care and rights; economic inequality; free speech and censorship; women’s rights; and post-war reconstruction.

Students will investigate how feminists conceptualize social justice in the struggle to create a better world by examining feminist theory as it engages with categories such as race, class, sexuality, and disability. Through this examination, students will explore the relationship between feminist theory and feminist practice. Students will also develop an understanding of a range of views about the nature of oppression and inequity as well as strategies for resisting oppression and inequity.