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Spring 2014
Apr 29,2024 |
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| PHL 205 - Contemporary Moral Issues |
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Associated Term:
Spring 2014
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior. Analyze issues which affect our daily lives in personal, social, and political spheres, such as duties to animals and the environment; consumerism; issues in bioethics such as abortion, euthanasia, human cloning and genetic engineering; the moral legitimacy of government, it's and proper size, scope and form, and the role of religion in public life; crime, including 'victimless' crimes such as drugs, gambling, pornography and prostitution; poverty, both in the U.S. and abroad; war; free speech, self-defense with a firearm, property and privacy rights, and other personal liberties; and various forms of discrimination and prejudice. 2. Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live. Survey a variety of views on controversial social and political issues. Critical examine their own beliefs for internal consistency and consistency with empirical evidence and widely accepted ethical principles. 3. Understand the role of individuals and institutions within the context of society. Students study the relationship of the individual to the State in economics life, medical decisions, crime, marriage, censorship, war and in addressing various forms of discrimination and prejudice. 4. Assess different theories and concepts, and understand the distinctions between empirical and other methods of inquiry. Students study and develop views on multiple issues in applied ethics by applying abstract ethnical principles and empirical evidence to particular cases. 5. Utilize appropriate information literacy skills in written and oral communication. Students write forum posts and critical papers on current social and political issues. Students participate in rigorous guided class discussions about these issues which require them to defend or criticize various points of view. 6. Understand the diversity of human experience and thought, individually and collectively. Students survey a diversity of viewpoints on current social and political issues. 7. Apply knowledge and skills to contemporary problems and issues. Students must develop their own point of view and make arguments for it on a variety of current issues in applied ethics. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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