PHI 107 - Ethical Dilemmas

Institution:

Southern Maine Community College

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Description:

This course will examine the roots of the cultural values in American life and how these values affect decision making on social, political, and personal moral issues. The course will survey the major philosophical thought of Western civilization focusing on ethics and how they are derived from metaphysical as well as social and political philosophy. Students will be assigned readings that deal both with ethical theory and ethics in practice. Two works of literature, one ancient and one modern, will also be assigned and analyzed in terms of the ethical issues they raise.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smccME.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 741-5500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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