PHI 421 Details

3 Credit Hours

Course Description:

This capstone seminar (for the Ethical Studies A.A.) in global ethics will explore many of the major ethical challenges in today's global context arising in areas such as: foreign policy, war and peace, human rights, environmental concerns, poverty, consumption, and international current events. Student will philosophically reflect on and generate solutions to representative case studies, applying ethical theory (using EthicsGame) and employing critical thinking skills. Student will consider Catholic social justice teachings, the nature of business, international relations, and international develop and relief, which will enhance the context for generating such solutions. The course presupposes a working knowledge of Catholic social justice teachings (thus a pre- or co-requirement in THE 425 Social Justice), as well as a basic working knowledge of ethical theory (thus the pre-requirement of at least two other Philosophy courses in ethics).

Discipline: Philosophy, Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies

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