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MIT OpenCourseWare
Justice
Art: Italian illuminator, Boethius initial consolation philosophy, 1385 · Public domain
- Instructor
- Prof. Lucas Stanczyk
- Term
- Spring 2012
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 3 exams · 1 lecture note · 2 readings · 54 other files · 4 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 24.04J Justice, Spring 2012, Prof. Lucas Stanczyk — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Reading Questions
24 files
- Lecture 2 Discussion Questions: Classical Utilitarianism Download
- Lecture 3 Discussion Questions: Communal Norms Download
- Lecture 4 Discussion Questions: Revisionist Utilitarianism Download
- Lecture 5 Discussion Questions: The Harm Principle Download
- Lecture 6 Discussion Questions: The Utility of Speech Download
- Lecture 7 Discussion Questions: The Utility of Liberty Download
- Lecture 8 Discussion Questions: The Utility of Democracy Download
- Lecture 9 Discussion Questions: Rights as Side-constraints Download
- Lecture 10 Discussion Questions: Against Redistribution Download
- Lecture 11 Discussion Questions: The Entitlement Theory Download
- Lecture 12 Discussion Questions: Justice in Acquisition Download
- Lecture 13 Discussion Questions: Justice in Transfer Download
- Lecture 14 Discussion Questions: Equality of Opportunity Principle Download
- Lecture 15 Discussion Questions: Justice as Fairness Download
- Lecture 16 Discussion Questions: Markets & Moral Desert Download
- Lecture 17 Discussion Questions: Equal Opportunity & Effort Download
- Lecture 18 Discussion Questions: Justice & the Family Download
- Lecture 19 Discussion Questions: Justice & the Social Ethos Download
- Lecture 20 Discussion Questions: Money & Elections Download
- Lecture 21 Discussion Questions: Justice & Basic Income Download
- Lecture 22 Discussion Questions: Justice & Reciprocity Download
- Lecture 23 Discussion Questions: Justice & the Ghetto Poor Download
- Lecture 24 Discussion Questions: Justice & the Global Poor Download
- Lecture 25 Discussion Questions: Justice & Immigration Download
Lecture Notes
15 files
- Lecture 2 Notes: Classical Utilitarianism Download
- Lecture 3 Notes: Communal Norms Download
- Lecture 4 Notes: Revisionist Utilitarianism Download
- Lecture 5 Notes: The Harm Principle Download
- Lecture 6 Notes: The Utility of Speech Download
- Lecture 7 Notes: The Utility of Liberty Download
- Lecture 8 Notes: The Utility of Democracy Download
- Lecture 9 Notes: Rights as side-constraints Download
- Lecture 10 Notes: Against Redistribution Download
- Lecture 11 Notes: The Entitlement Theory Download
- Lecture 15 Notes: Justice as Fairness Download
- Lecture 16 Notes: Rawls on Markets and Moral Desert Download
- Lecture 18 Notes: Justice & the Family Download
- Lecture 19 Notes: Justice and the social ethos Download
- Lecture 23 Notes: Justice & the Ghetto Poor Download
Recitations
12 files
- Week 1 - Procedural Stuff / Utilitarianism Download
- Week 2 - Assessing and Reconstructing Arguments Download
- Week 3 - Final Paper Tips Download
- Week 4 - Nozick's Objection To Utilitarianism / Nozick's Positive View Download
- Week 5 - Nozick on Redistribution and Just Holdings Download
- Week 6 - Nozick's Negative and Positive Arguments Download
- Week 7 - Motivations for Egalitarian Liberalism / Rawls' Principles / Veil of Ignorance Download
- Week 8 - Equality of Opportunity / Rawls' Difference Principle Download
- Week 9 - Justice and Private Life Download
- Week 10 - Free Speech Download
- Week 11 - Basic Income & Justice Download
- Week 12 - Why Do We Have An Obligation To Obey The Law? Download
Assignments
Course outline
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Lecture 2: Classical Utilitarianism
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Lecture 3: Communal Norms
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Lecture 4: Revisionist Utilitarianism
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Lecture 5: The Harm Principle
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Lecture 6: The Utility of Speech
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Lecture 7: The Utility of Liberty
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Lecture 8: The Utility of Democracy
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Lecture 9: Rights as Side-constraints
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Lecture 10: Against Redistribution
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Lecture 11: The Entitlement Theory
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Lecture 12: Justice in Acquisition
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Lecture 13: Justice in Transfer
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Lecture 14: Is the Equality of Opportunity Principle Incoherent?
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Lecture 15: Justice as Fairness
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Lecture 16: Markets & Moral Desert
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Lecture 17: Equal Opportunity & Effort
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Lecture 18: Justice & the Family
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Lecture 19: Justice & the Social Ethos
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Lecture 20: Money & Elections
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Lecture 21: Justice & Basic Income
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Lecture 22: Justice & Reciprocity
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Lecture 23: Justice & the Ghetto Poor
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Lecture 24: Justice & the Global Poor
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Lecture 25: Justice & Immigration
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Lecture 26: Conclusion
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