PHIL 103 Beginning Ethics

(3-0-3) An introduction to the basic principles and theories of ethics, and their application to selected moral issues and cases from the past and present. Selected for study will be some of the following: equality, affirmative action, minority rights (women, American Indians, Latinos, Asians, gays), medical and biological ethics, religion and morality, law and morality, business ethics, military ethics, war and terrorism, abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, poverty and welfare, sexual moralities, marriage and family, liberty and drug use, pornography, censorship, lying and cheating. This course satisfies the Level 3 Ethics and Civic Engagement SBS requirement for general education.