INT 306 Comparative European Ethics
This course is an introduction to comparative ethical issues from a European perspective. During the 20th Century, ethics on the European continent and elsewhere have, to many people, become subjective and relativistic. Ideas of moral or ethical behavior now compete for support in the popular press, political world and academic environment. This course explores how these competing moral theories affect the ways in which contemporary individuals approach and answer practical life questions. The course focuses on how various ethical theories would answer questions about choosing careers, understanding the duties of citizenship, defining the limits of one¿s responsibility, selecting alternatives among environmental dilemmas and setting public policy.