Course Description:
This course features an analysis of the moral and ethical principles of civilization from a philosophical perspective. Key topics include moral influence,
responsibility, the JudaicChristian traditions, humanism, and law and order. Course Goals and Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Understand the necessity for a civilization to have a set of shared and accepted values.
2. Understand the characteristics of and relationship between absolute and relative moral theories.
3. Be able to distinguish between etiquette, law, personal values, of conduct, and moral arguments in
relation to practices, behaviors, and goals.
4. Be able to construct valid, defensible ethical arguments;
5. Be able to recognize logical fallacies at work in arguments advanced in support or rebuttal
of various ethical issues;
6. Be able to recognize and evaluate emerging trends in moral expectations of society. |
