Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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PHIL 375 001 (CRN: 26746)
DEMOCRACY, LIBERTY & EQUALITY
Long Title: DEMOCRACY, LIBERTY & EQUALITY
Department: Philosophy
Instructor: Widmer, Elisabeth
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 3:32AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: Modern democracy rests on the conviction that we are or are to be made equally free. Yet while this premise is shared across democratic theory, what equality actually demands is fiercely contested. This course examines the liberal, republican, and social democratic conceptions of equality, together with the contemporary debates they have shaped. Cross-list: PLST 375.