History of Ideas Synthesis

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This tutorial integrates work in the distinct parts of the program, especially work completed during the junior year, and prepares students for comprehensive examinations. Tutorials in Institutions and Policy Gary T. Armstrong, Professor of Political Science, Coordinator of the major OXI 112/212/412 Moral Issues (4 cr. hrs.) An intensive reading of, and preparing essays on, the classical and contemporary works that are well established as the most valuable for articulating moral issues and for evaluating the arguments in support of positions on them. A probing study of, and the development of moral positions on, the most timely moral issues. OXI 121/221/421 Introduction to Political Economy (4 cr. hrs.) The tutorial examines the economic writings of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, John Stuart Mill, and Karl Marx. OXI 125/225 Introductory Tutorial (4 cr. hrs.) The introductory tutorial will feature an integrated topic that raises an important set of arguments across the fields and subfields of the Institutions and Policy program. Each of the main faculty members will lead 3-4 weeks of inquiry. Students will conclude by writing a 15-20 page research essay on a topic of their choice under the guidance of a mentor. OXI 145/245/345/445 Social Justice (4 cr. hrs.) This tutorial is an introduction to philosophical accounts of social justice. We will cover foundational concepts of justice, economic justice, racial justice, gender justice,