PH 209A - Values in a Technological Culture

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Merrimack College

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What issues are relevant for a conscientious, ethically- informed assessment of present and future technologies: Whose responsibility is it to carry out such assessments? The major ethical systems of Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, and Rawls will be used to address such questions as well as some of the more specific ethical dilemmas created by today’s technologies. Prerequisite: PH 112A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in philosophy. Three hours a week.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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