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ETHICSOC 10: Ethics in Theory and Practice (PHIL 22)

Weekly talks by Stanford faculty on important questions of ethics that arise in private and public life. These questions arise in all disciplines and are central to many of the main problems confronting humanity today. Such questions include: what is our obligation to future generations? are there any human rights? what is the appropriate role of religion in politics? is capital punishment ever justified? what are the ethical obligations of a researcher? should the university teach moral values? what principles of justice should govern the distribution of K-12 education?nnnClass meets Fridays from noon to 1:05. Format is an informal talk of about 35- 40 minutes, followed by discussion.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Satz, D. (PI)

ETHICSOC 10SC: The Meaning of Life: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry through Literature

Reflection on ethical values and the purpose of life through literature, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, Jane Smiley's Good Will, Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Undergraduates from the University of Oxford participate with Stanford students. Field trips include an overnight camping experience.
Terms: Aut | Units: 2
Instructors: McLennan, S. (PI)

ETHICSOC 20: Introduction to Moral Philosophy (PHIL 20)

What is the basis of moral judgment? What makes right actions right and wrong actions wrong? What makes a state of affairs good or worth promoting? What is it to have a good or virtuous character? Answers to classic questions in ethics through the works of traditional and contemporary authors.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: Schapiro, T. (PI)

ETHICSOC 30: Introduction to Political Philosophy (PHIL 30, POLISCI 3, PUBLPOL 103A)

State authority, justice, liberty, and equality through major works in political philosophy. Topics include human nature and citizenship, the obligation to obey the law, democracy and economic inequality, equality of opportunity and affirmative action, religion, and politics.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas
Instructors: Hussain, N. (PI)

ETHICSOC 133: Ethics and Politics of Public Service (PHIL 175A, PHIL 275A, POLISCI 133, PUBLPOL 103D)

Ethical and political questions in public service work, including volunteering, service learning, humanitarian assistance, and public service professions such as medicine and teaching. Motives and outcomes in service work. Connections between service work and justice. Is mandatory service an oxymoron? History of public service in the U.S. Issues in crosscultural service work. Integration with the Haas Center for Public Service to connect service activities and public service aspirations with academic experiences at Stanford.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-ER
Instructors: Reich, R. (PI)

ETHICSOC 136R: Introduction to Global Justice (INTNLREL 136R, PHIL 76, POLISCI 136R, POLISCI 336)

Recent work in political theory on global justice. Topics include global poverty, human rights, fair trade, immigration, climate change. Do developed countries have a duty to aid developing countries? Do rich countries have the right to close their borders to economic immigrants? When is humanitarian intervention justified? Readings include Charles Beitz, Thomas Pogge, John Rawls.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER

ETHICSOC 157: Moral Foundations of Capitalism (ETHICSOC 257)

An interdisciplinary examination of alternative and largely incompatible twentieth century defenses of the morality of capitalism, with a concentration on economic, Objectivist, and Christian arguments, considered historically, economically, politically, and philosophically. Readings from Adam Smith, Karl Marx, authors for and against slavery, John Maynard Keynes, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Austrian School economists, Milton Friedman, Michael Novak, and George Gilder. A reading of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. A concluding application of studied theories to a few recent public policy issues.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: McCaskey, J. (PI)

ETHICSOC 170: Ethical Theory (PHIL 170)

Major strands in contemporary ethical theory. Readings include Bentham, Mill, Kant, and contemporary authors.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, GER:EC-EthicReas
Instructors: Kim, R. (PI)

ETHICSOC 171: Justice (IPS 208, PHIL 171, PHIL 271, POLISCI 136S, POLISCI 336S, PUBLPOL 103C, PUBLPOL 307)

Focus is on the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, in light of contemporary theories of justice and political controversies. Topics include protecting religious liberty, financing schools and elections, regulating markets, assuring access to health care, and providing affirmative action and group rights. Issues of global justice including human rights and global inequality.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
Instructors: Cohen, J. (PI)

ETHICSOC 174A: Moral Limits of the Market (PHIL 174A, PHIL 274A)

Morally controversial uses of markets and market reasoning in areas such as organ sales, procreation, education, and child labor. Would a market for organ donation make saving lives more efficient; if it did, would it thereby be justified? Should a nation be permitted to buy the right to pollute? Readings include Walzer, Arrow, Rawls, Sen, Frey, Titmuss, and empirical cases.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
Instructors: Satz, D. (PI)
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