PHIL 106 - Philosophy and Contemporary Issues

Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)

106a: The course is aimed at exposing students to a number of social, ethical, and political questions that define our age. Topics studied will include child soldiers, terrorism, global migrants, the environment, and ecological injustice. Emphasis throughout will be placed upon argumentative rigor and the development of critical skills, in both oral and written communication.

106-51/52b: The course covers a number of contemporary issues on which there is significant philosophical disagreement and moral debate We will examine a range of positions on topics such as abortion, euthanasia, animal rights, affirmative action, and issues of sexual morality, free speech and distributive justice This course aims to promote the understanding of the philosophical arguments for a variety of positions on contemporary moral issues and to illuminate the different moral concepts and types of argument at work in these readings We will also think about the legal and public implications of various positions on these issues.

106-53b: This course introduces students to the philosophical study of moral issues, focusing upon topics such as war, terrorism, our food choices, abortion, and euthanasia. Emphasis throughout will be placed upon argumentative rigor, clarity, and precision. Ms. Narayan. Mr. Kelly. Ms. Borradori.