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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
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PHI212
2002 Fall – 2003 Fall |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Contemporary
Moral Issues |
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Philosophical consideration of such moral issues as civil
disobedience, preferential treatment, abortion, privacy, sexual morality, and
poverty and hunger. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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PHI212 2002
Fall – 2003 Fall |
Contemporary Moral Issues |
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Identify and describe the specific, situational
implications of the major ethical theories. (I) |
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Identify and
explain the major ethical alternatives, including their strengths and
weaknesses, concerning several major contemporary moral issues. (II, III, IV,
V, VI) |
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Analyze and recommend ethical alternatives concerning
moral issues on a rational, informed basis. (II, III, IV, V, VI) |
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MCCCD
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PHI212 2002
Fall – 2003 Fall |
Contemporary Moral Issues |
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I. Brief Introduction to
Ethical Theories A. Kant's deontological
ethical theory B. Utilitarian (consequentialist) ethical theory C. Virtue ethics II. Life and Death A. Abortion B. Suicide C. Euthanasia D. Poverty and hunger E. The death penalty III. Equality and
Discrimination A. Sexism B. Racism C. Equal opportunity D. Vegetarianism IV. The Individual and
Society A. Privacy B. Sexual morality C. Pornography and
censorship D. Civil disobedience E. Drug Legalization V. Private and Public Good A. Corporate consciousness B. Advertising C. Freedom of competition D. Social and corporate E. Protecting the
environment VI. War and Peace A. Just and unjust wars B. Pacifism C. Civil disobedience D. Conventional and nuclear
wars |