PHIL 215 - Ethics and Society

Institution:

Hendrix College

Subject:

Description:

The philosophical analysis and evaluation of selected controversies related to the use of law and political systems to create and sustain just social conditions. The typical sort of issues studied would be poverty and world hunger, racism, the death penalty, civil disobedience, and conflicts over the protection of fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and privacy.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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