Examines competing positions in debates over a wide variety of controversial moral, social and political issues. Topics may include: abortion, world poverty, animal rights, immigration, physician-assisted suicide, freedom of religion, hate speech, cloning, income inequality, pornography, gun rights, racial profiling, capital punishment, overpopulation, prostitution, drug legalization, torture. Formerly titled 'Philosophy and Society.'
instructor(s)
Boonin, David
Primary Instructor
- Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023