PHIL 5440 - Practical Ethics

This course will examine the relationships between ethical theory and practice, especially in the area of professional life. We will consider questions concerning moral imagination, deliberation, and justification, as well as how principles and norms guide our complex activities. Case illustrations from various professions (e.g., medicine, laws, government, science, psychiatry, etc.) will be used to highlight some of these issues.

Note: Open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 credit hours of philosophy

Credits: 3 hours