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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PHIL 7 | Title:
MORAL ISSUES |
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| Full Title:
Contemporary Moral Issues |
| Last Reviewed:2/26/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Examination of contemporary moral issues such as captial punishment, euthanasia and abortion and of ethical principles and theories involved in thinking about such issues.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Examination of contemporary moral issues & of the ethical principles & theories underlying them.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: PHIL 120 | Introduction to Ethics | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHIL7 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The student will:
(1) Write essays which coherently and thoroughly discuss at an introduc-
tory level classical and contemporary moral theories such as ethical
egoism, utilitarianism, social contract theory, religious ethics or
Kantianism.
(2) Distinguish between basic concepts such as morality and law,
morality and customs, rights and consequences, and persons and nonpersons.
(3) Write essays which discuss some contemporary moral issues thoroughly
and fairly and which correctly apply ethical theories and concepts to
them. Issues considered might be abortion, duties to the poor, euthana-
sia, in vitro fertilization, capital punishment, treatment of animals,
etc.
Topics and Scope
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The moral issues considered in any particular Philosophy 7 course will
vary from course to course. A typical course is as follows:
1. Introduction to key concepts, theories and principles found in the
study of ethics (e.g. reason and morality, subjectivism, relativism,
religious ethics, naturalism, utilitarianism, rights, virtue).
2. Application of these key concepts, theories and principles to
specific contemporary moral issues. For each issue studied, there
will be:
a. a discussion of necessary background information.
b. a discussion of the basic moral arguments involved in the issue.
c. a critical evaluation of these arguments stressing objectivity
and fairness.
3. Examples of issues which may be discussed include, but are not
limited to the following: euthanasia, abortion, death penalty,
sex roles and sexual equality, pornography and censorship,
economic justice and welfare, world hunger, environmental ethics,
and animal rights.
Assignments:
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Assignments for Philosophy 7 vary but typically include the following:
1. Regular reading assignments from course texts and supplementary
materials.
2. Regular or occasional quizzes which cover the assigned readings.
Quizzes may be either multiple choice or short essay.
3. Papers or exams. If exams are given, the exams are one hour long
and are essay exams. If papers are given, they are three to ten
pages papers.
4. A final examination, usually an essay exam approximately 2-3 hours
long.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
75 - 100% |
| Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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SOCIAL ETHICS by Mappes and Zembaty, McGraw Hill.
MORALITY AND MORAL CONTROVERSY by John Arthur, Prentice Hall.
ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE by Joan Callahan, Oxford.
END OF LIFE by James Rachels, Oxford.
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