AI 209 - Ethics After The Fall

Institution:

DePaul University

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The collapse of Enron, the billion-dollar corporate giant, was more than a scandal; it was a modern morality play that brought into sharp relief the competing ethical systems driving free market capitalism in America. This course is an introduction to moral philosohpy which will cover the major schools of thought in the field of social ethics from Plato and Aristotle to the present. We will focus particularly on the challenge of Nietzche's master vs.slave morality to the Protestant work ethic as it has played out in American business. Using the award-winning film by Peter Coyote, Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room, each student will be asked to reflect on the ethical assumptions being brought to the drama and these will then be traced back to their historical roots and examined. In this manner, we will be able to discern our inherited belief systems, and their contradictions, which have fueled the moral crisis and corporate eruptions of the last decade. Competences: H2X, A3X, A4, FX. Faculty: Dr. Rebecca Armstrong

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depaul.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 362-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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