PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues

Credits: 3

Description
Introduction to ethics by way of such current issues as war and atrocity, the purpose of the university, racism, women’s liberation, violence and aggression, the notions of happiness and success, or ethics of ecology.

Student Learning Outcomes

A familiarity with key figures/movements in history of ethics, e.g., Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, Ethics of Care, Deontological Ethics, natural Law, Existentialism and Nietzsche, etc.
A recognition of the methodology and tools common to ethical analysis.
An understanding of moral problems as they arise in one’s life activity, including business, medicine, government, criminal justice, etc.
Application of the tools of ethical analysis to specific moral dilemmas.
Critical analysis and evaluation of ethical argumentation.

Prerequisite: None