PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues

(3 units) CO10, CO12

Topical questions in practical ethics, e.g., war and terrorism, world hunger, abortion, racial discrimination, gender roles, the environment from a multicultural perspective.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a contemporary moral issue, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in defense of an equitable course of action related to that thesis.
2. explain at an introductory level some fundamental concepts in moral philosophy.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning in response to everyday situations where diverse moral viewpoints are encountered.
4. show how the moral issues presented abstractly in the philosophical literature specifically affect people, especially others who differ from us.

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