HPH 330 - Contemporary Moral Problems

Institution:

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

This course examines a wide range of issues in applied ethics, focusig on rehetorical strateies employed in contemporary debate. Topics include abortion, euthanasia, sexual freedom, cloning and reproductive technologies, global warming and the environment, cyber-ethics, pacifism, drones and technological warfare, animal rights, sweatships and world poverty, drug legalization, racism and the police state, and capital punishmentadn the prision industrial complex. Different methods of persuasion will be considered, including philosophical and legal arguement; political rhetoric, talking points, and advertising; old and new media; and film, music, and art.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cheyney.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 399-2275

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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