PHL 152 : Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in a Modern World
This course presents the various systems which philosophers in the Western World have devised for making ethical decisions. The course examines modern ethical problems, e.g. abortion, divorce, euthanasia, extramarital sex, war, and capital punishment in the light of these systems. It encourages the student to form reasoned solutions to the ethical problems of our day. Three class hours a week.
Gen. Ed. Competencies Met: Ethical Dimensions, Human Expression and Multicultural and Social Perspectives.
Course Outcomes
1. Investigate various philosophical concepts to examine ethical problems.
2. Analyze different philosophical perspectives to ethics from diverse backgrounds, identities, cultures and perspectives.
3. Construct philosophical concepts to offer explanations for various venues of ethical conduct.
4. Illustrate a reflective philosophical ability to question life and issues of ethics.