Secondly this background will be used as the cultural framework for an examination of the creation of the more recent forms of slavery evidenced in the enslavement of the African by the European Maritime powers. In addition, the course will project the meaning and significance of the African-American presence in the evolution of American civilization. The meaning and significance of the African-American presence will be understood as an encounter between the African slave and a transplanting process in which the African slave was transformed into the African American. In addition the idea of legal freedom will be counterpoised with the notion of freedom of the will insofar as these two concepts affect the lives of the slave. This course begins with a review of traditional ethical theories which we then learn to apply to more specialized topics in professional ethics.
Readings consist of case studies together with articles on ethical theory.
A Casebook in Medical Ethics. Course requirements include quizzes, a class presentation, a research paper, a midterm, and a final. Not open to students who have received credit for PHIL 416. This course will focus on how trust, autonomy, confidentiality, commitment to public good and other topics are central to defining or pursuing the professional life. From readings and discussions, students will address arguments on whether, for example, business is amoral or non-professional, lawyers contribute to or detract from ordinary notions of justice, or philosophy professors can help students become more ethical in 15 weeks.