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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 24.02 (Fall 2006) 
  • Course Title:
  • Moral Problems and the Good Life 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Linguistics and Philosophy 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Sally Haslanger 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 24.02 Moral Problems and the Good Life



    Fall 2006




    Course Highlights


    This course features an extensive list of readings and lecture notes.


    Course Description


    This course will focus on issues that arise in contemporary public debate concerning matters of social justice. Topics will likely include: euthanasia, gay marriage, racism and racial profiling, free speech, hunger and global inequality. Students will be exposed to multiple points of view on the topics and will be given guidance in analyzing the moral frameworks informing opposing positions. The goal will be to provide the basis for respectful and informed discussion of matters of common moral concern.
     

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