Looking at justice through the lens of political theory

In Bernardo Zacka’s class 17.01, students explore human values and the many ways of imagining a just society.

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Students may arrive in this class expecting to learn about a straightforward roadmap to justice. They emerge with a more complex, nuanced and useful map — one that shows how power operates, as well as the many forms that justice and injustice can take. Seen here: Jordan Isler, senior in aerospace engineering and political science.

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