Philosophy 221 - Ethics and Society

What does morality demand of us in the real world? How does ethical reflection inform our social, economic and personal lives? Every informed citizen must ask these questions. This course addresses issues that arise in the context of environmental ethics (preserving species and places, genetically modified foods, global warming); animal rights (vegetarianism, vivisection, experimentation); biomedical ethics (abortion, euthanasia, reproductive technologies); business ethics (advertising, accounting, whistle-blowing, globalism); sexual ethics (harassment, coercion, homosexuality); social justice (war, affirmative action, poverty, criminal justice); and other such topics.