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3.00 Credits
This course explores the moral dilemmas that attend the search for an application of scientific knowledge.Topics include the methods of science and their limits (e.g., in research with human subjects); scientific fraud, its dimensions and prevention; and the effects of rapidly expanding fields of technology on medicine and industry.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course systematically explores the ethical dimensions of situations and tasks common to engineering practice.Issues include professionalism, codes of ethics, consumer risk and safety, employee loyalty and whistle-blowing, research and ownership of information, and the engineer's responsibility to the natural environment.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course surveys the ethical dilemmas that arise in the context of global need and global opportunity, specifically the needs of physical, psychological, and spiritual sustenance and support created in the developing world by many kinds of violence, exploitation, and environmental crises, and the opportunities perceived in the developed world to provide assistance through international, governmental, and non-governmental avenues.Topics include the ethical analyses of emerging crises and assessments of needs; the typical structures of assistance, public and private, and the consequences (intended or otherwise) of deploying them; and the dilemmas of seeking and assessing help from donors of uncertain motives and histories. This course meets the world diversity requirement. ( Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This survey of issues of public health on a global scale explores the ethical and economic dilemmas of environmental degradation, national sovereignty, individual liberty, and human happiness and productivity as they arise in the increasing interaction of developed and developing nations.The course studies conditions prevalent in developing nations - poverty, hunger, the absence of physical and social infrastructure, and uneven education, as well as the role of gender and race discrimination - and examines ethical dilemmas confronted in the efforts to deal with health conditions in the developing nations, through case studies and group discussion; term projects focus on selected regions and health condition s.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course is a survey of practical ethics, in which televised discussions of selected topics in applied ethics (ethics in government, ethics in the military, medical ethics, business ethics, etc.) illustrate the basic concepts of the Western tradition in ethical reasoning (autonomy, justice, privacy, community, etc.).The discussions feature influential public figures in each field; readings include important writings in the history of ethics.Format: lecture/discussion with in-class video presentations.Note: Occasional sections of this course are offered online through University College.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course investigates ethical problems in business practice.Topics include the foundation of the free-market system, personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics, obligations to employees and other stakeholders; truth in advertising, whistle-blowing, and company loyalty; self and government regulation; the logic and future of capitalism; and the changing responsibilities of the manager in a rapidly globalizing business environment.Note: Occasional sections of this course are offered online through University College.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This is a survey of issues relating to war and international conflict.Topics include Just War theory, human rights issues, the impact of war on women, the role of the United Nations Security Council, and the history of global attempts to proscribe and prevent aggression.The course also looks at related issues that have emerged in recent years, such as humanitarian intervention and economic sanctions.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course explores the ethical dimensions of the complex relationship between the media and the political process.The media is the only industry protected by the Bill of Rights, and for good reason: it is critical for a democracy to have well-informed citizens.The course looks at the responsibility of the media, and the difficulties of fulfillment in a capitalist society.Who needs to be informed What is the role of the government in providing information Students learn ethics from informed discussions, study, and writing on the cases presented.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course examines the ethical dilemmas of making, enforcing, adjudicating, obeying, and practicing the law.Topics include the nature of law and the province of jurisprudence, freedom and order, legal and moral responsibility, conscientious objection, the structure of rights in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, capital punishment, and the limits of adjudication, with special attention given to issues of inequality in the application of law, especially as they affect minorities and women.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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This course examines the moral dilemmas pertaining to governing and being governed.Topics include the ethical dimensions of making public policy; civil rights and civil liberties; the "establishment of justice" with regard to minorities, women, immigrants, and those politically at risk; corruption in government; war, peace, revolution, and the moral principles that govern them; terrorism and the defense against terrorism; preservation of the environment; and the nature and limits of representative government.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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