PA225 Deliberative Ethics: A Living Code

Learn how to use deliberation to address challenges in professional and public life. Particular attention will be paid to issues related to ethical dilemmas in business, education, and health studies. Although the focus is on contemporary America, the course will include the historical development of deliberative democracy in the United States, from the limited rights of 18th century social contract as understood first by the nation’s founders to nineteenth century suffrage movements to the impacts of multiculturalism and globalism. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities (HM), Civic Knowledge & Engagement (CE), Ethical Reasoning (ER), and Problem Solving (PS). Prerequisites: GLE110 and GLE 120 or permission of the instructor.