printer friendly pageETHICSOC 20: Introduction to Moral Philosophy (PHIL 2)
What should I do with my life? What kind of person should I be? How should we treat others? What makes actions right or wrong? What is good and what is bad? What should we value? How should we organize society? Is there any reason to be moral? Is morality relative or subjective? How, if at all, can such questions be answered? Intensive introduction to theories and techniques in contemporary moral philosophy.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
ETHICSOC 171: Justice (PHIL 171, POLISCI 103, POLISCI 336S, PUBLPOL 103C)
Justice, as we use the term in this class, is a question about social cooperation. People can produce much more cooperatively than the sum of what they could produce as individuals, and these gains from cooperation are what makes civilization possible. But on what terms should we cooperate? How should we divide, as the philosopher John Rawls puts it, "the benefits and burdens of social cooperation"? Working primarily within the Anglo-American philosophical tradition, we'll discuss different answers to this big question as a way to bring together some of the most prominent debates in modern political philosophy. We'll study theories including utilitarianism, libertarianism, classical liberalism, and egalitarian liberalism, and we'll take on complex current issues like reparations for racial injustice, the gender pay gap, and responses to climate change. This class is meant to be an accessible entry point to political philosophy. No experience with political science or philosophy is required or assumed, and we will spend time on the strategy of philosophy as well: understanding how our authors make their arguments to better respond to them and make our own.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
Instructors:
Coyne, B. (PI)
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Ikpeazu, C. (TA)
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Jiang, D. (TA)
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Instructors:
Coyne, B. (PI)
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Ikpeazu, C. (TA)
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Jiang, D. (TA)
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Mendez, V. (TA)
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Minsk, A. (TA)
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O'Bryan, J. (TA)
ETHICSOC 172: History of Modern Moral Philosophy (PHIL 172, PHIL 272)
A critical exploration of some main forms of systematic moral theorizing in Western philosophy from Hobbes onward and their roots in ancient, medieval, and earlier modern ethical thought. Prerequistes are some prior familiarity with utilitarianism and Kantian ethics and a demonstrated interest in philosophy. Grads enroll in 272.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
Instructors:
Hills, D. (PI)
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Slabon, T. (TA)
ETHICSOC 174: Ethics in a Human Life (HUMBIO 174A, PHIL 74A)
Ethical questions pervade a human life from before a person is conceived until after she dies, and at every point in between. This course raises a series of ethical questions, following along the path of a person's life - questions that arise before, during, and after she lives it. We will explore distinctive questions that a life presents at each of several familiar stages: prior to birth, childhood, adulthood, death, and even beyond. We will consider how some philosophers have tried to answer these questions, and we will think about how answering them might help us form a better understanding of the ethical shape of a human life as a whole.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-ER
ETHICSOC 175B: Philosophy of Law (PHIL 175)
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. nPrerequisite: Philosophy 80
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
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:
Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Blomfield, M. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Blomfield, M. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
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Cohen, J. (PI)
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Dannenberg, J. (PI)
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Dougherty, T. (PI)
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Dupuy, J. (PI)
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Grimmer, J. (PI)
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Hussain, N. (PI)
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Lawlor, K. (PI)
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Magnus, D. (PI)
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Mazor, J. (PI)
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Niker, F. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Satz, D. (PI)
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Sockness, B. (PI)
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Stedman, S. (PI)
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Thomas, J. (PI)
ETHICSOC 200A: 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 200A for less than 3 units must get approval from the faculty director.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Bratman, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Bratman, M. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
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Chapman, E. (PI)
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Dannenberg, J. (PI)
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Garcia, A. (PI)
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Greely, H. (PI)
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Hainmueller, J. (PI)
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Hamilton, J. (PI)
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Lemley, M. (PI)
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Longino, H. (PI)
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Magnus, D. (PI)
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Maguire, B. (PI)
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McQueen, A. (PI)
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Monin, B. (PI)
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Ober, J. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Rhode, D. (PI)
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Satz, D. (PI)
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Sockness, B. (PI)
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Weisberg, R. (PI)
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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: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Bidadanure, J. (PI)
;
Bratman, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Bratman, M. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
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Chapman, E. (PI)
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Dannenberg, J. (PI)
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Garcia, A. (PI)
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Greely, H. (PI)
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Hainmueller, J. (PI)
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Hamilton, J. (PI)
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Hills, D. (PI)
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Lemley, M. (PI)
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Longino, H. (PI)
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Magnus, D. (PI)
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Maguire, B. (PI)
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Malkki, L. (PI)
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McQueen, A. (PI)
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Mello, M. (PI)
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Monin, B. (PI)
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Ober, J. (PI)
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Petersilia, J. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Rhode, D. (PI)
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Satz, D. (PI)
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Weisberg, R. (PI)
;
Wenar, L. (PI)
ETHICSOC 200C: 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 200C for less than 3 units must get approval from the faculty director.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
Instructors:
Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
;
Chapman, E. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bidadanure, J. (PI)
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Callan, E. (PI)
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Chapman, E. (PI)
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Dannenberg, J. (PI)
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Hainmueller, J. (PI)
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Hills, D. (PI)
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Longino, H. (PI)
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Magnus, D. (PI)
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Maguire, B. (PI)
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Mello, M. (PI)
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Monin, B. (PI)
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Ober, J. (PI)
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Petersilia, J. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Rhode, D. (PI)
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Sockness, B. (PI)
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Weisberg, R. (PI)
;
Wenar, L. (PI)
ETHICSOC 204: Introduction to Philosophy of Education (EDUC 204)
How to think philosophically about educational problems. Recent influential scholarship in philosophy of education. No previous study in philosophy required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Cox, G. (PI)
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