PHIL 196 - Seminar in Ethics and Value Theory

Credits: 3 credits in fall-winter-spring, 4 in spring A consideration of selected issues in philosophy. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2020, PHIL 196A-01: First Year Seminar: Ethics of International Relations (3). First-Year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-year class standing only. As we enter an increasingly globalized society, few things have characterized modern political conflicts more than the proper role of the individual nation upon the world stage. We attempt to decipher just what that role ought to be. Some of the ethical questions we consider include: When can we justly go to war? When is a humanitarian or environmental intervention warranted? What are our duties to less-industrialized nations in the name of global economic justice? What are our duties towards immigrants? (HU) Weissman. FDR: HU