On the first day of class, June 13 (in both DeKalb and Hoffman Estates) , the following will guide lecture and discussion: 1) Introductions 2) Alligator game 3) Discussion: a) What are the types of Social Justice? Read Michelle Maise b) Are there Christian antecedents for contemporary views of social justice? (review the Christian Bible, and read the liberation theology links) c) Is social justice only a social construct or set of relativistic normative principles, or are that transcendent (something above us and outside of us) that guide it? d) What is the relationship between social justice and ethics? See This short paper on ethics
Any questions, drop me a note. Jim Thomas - jthomas@math.niu.edu