printer friendly pageETHICSOC 175B: Philosophy of Law (PHIL 175, PHIL 275)
This course will explore foundational issues about the nature of law and its relation to morality, and about legal responsibility and criminal punishment. Toward the end we will turn to issues about the criminal culpability of children. Prerequisite: Philosophy 80
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
ETHICSOC 175W: Philosophy of Law: Protest, Punishment, and Racial Justice (CSRE 175W, PHIL 175W, PHIL 275W, POLISCI 137, POLISCI 337)
In this course, we will examine some of the central questions in philosophy of law, including: What is law? How do we determine the content of laws? Do laws have moral content? What is authority? What gives law its authority? Must we obey the law? If so, why? How can we justify the law? How should we understand and respond to unjust laws? What is punishment? What is punishment for? What, if anything, justifies punishment by the state? What is enough punishment? What is too much punishment? What does justice require under nonideal conditions? Prerequisite: one prior course in Philosophy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
ETHICSOC 178M: Introduction to Environmental Ethics (EARTHSYS 178M, ETHICSOC 278M, PHIL 178M, PHIL 278M, POLISCI 134L)
How should human beings interact with the natural world? Do we have moral obligations toward non-human animals and other parts of nature? And what do we owe to other human beings, including future generations, with respect to the environment? In this course, we will tackle ethical questions that confront us in our dealings with the natural world, looking at subjects such as: animal rights; conservation; economic approaches to the environment; access to and control over natural resources; environmental justice and pollution; climate change; technology and the environment; and environmental activism. We will frame our inquiry with leading ethical theories and divide our approach to these topics by ecosystem, dedicating time to each unique environment and its specific nuances: aquatic, desert/tundra, forest/grassland, and the increasingly recognized environment of Space.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
ETHICSOC 190: Ethics in Society Honors Seminar (PHIL 178)
For Ethics in Society honors students. Methods of research. Students present issues of public and personal morality; topics chosen with advice of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
McQueen, A. (PI)
ETHICSOC 195: Ethics in Society Workshop
Workshop for Ethics in Society seniors completing their honors thesis.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
McQueen, A. (PI)
ETHICSOC 199: Independent Studies in Ethics in Society
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Reich, R. (PI)
;
Wenar, L. (PI)
ETHICSOC 200B: Ethics in Society Honors Thesis
Limited to Ethics in Society honors students, who must enroll once in 200A, once in 200B, and once in 200C in their senior year. Students enrolling in 200B for less than 3 units must get approval from the faculty director.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
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