PHIL 5 - Contemporary Moral Problems

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Lehigh University

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Description:

An examination of contemporary issues that raise questions about right and wrong, good and bad, both for individuals and for social policy, using the methods, theories, and concepts of moral philosophy. Issues addressed might include abortion, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide for dying patients, punishment and the death penalty, sexual orientation, world hunger and poverty, welfare, the treatment of animals, terrorism and war, racial and sexual discrimination, affirmative action, pornography and hate speech, and the relation of humans to the natural environment. Dillon (HU)

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lehigh.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 758-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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