PHIL1031 — Ethics
PHIL 1031 - Ethics PHIL 1031 - Ethics Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: How should we make moral choices? What are our duties and responsibilities to ourselves, others, and society? How should we resolve daily conflicts about what is right? Should morality be decided by the consequences of the action, the motives of the actor, what society thinks is right, or what is virtuous? This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of ethical principles and their practical applications in various aspects of everyday life. Ethics, as a branch of philosophy, explores questions of morality,virtue, and the principles that govern human behavior. MnTC Goals 6 (Humanities), 9 (Ethical and Civic Responsibiity) Ethical theory, including some or all of the following: Consequentialism Deontology Virtue ethics Social contract ethics Natural law theory 2. Contemporary moral problems: The selection of contemporary moral problems will be determined by individual instructors. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Euthanasia Animal Rights Bodily Autonomy Social Safety Net Ethics of War Capital Punishment Racial Justice Economic Justice Learning
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052
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