Course Offerings: Fall 2008

PHILOSOPHY 231: CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
SECTION 3, 9:00 - 9:50 A.M.
SECTION 4, 10:00 - 10:50 A.M.

PROFESSOR JAMES HUDSON

REQUIRED TEXT
Bonevac, Today’s Moral Issues, 5th ed.

COURSE CONTENT
A philosophical approach to the ethical issues involved in abortion and euthanasia, freedom of expression (especially pornography), drug legalization, the environment, and the distribution of wealth. Besides contemporary treatments of the issues themselves, we will read selections from some classic texts in moral philosophy.

COURSE FORMAT
Lecture-discussion, with essay exams.