Legal Philosophy and Reasoning
Fall 2007	Syllabus

Tentative Class Schedule

Week 1-2. Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Ethical Thinking

- What is morality?

- Law and morality

- Reasoning with arguments

- Ethical theories: Utilitarianism; Deontology; Principlism; Virtue Ethics; Critical Perspectives

Week 3-8. Bioethics

- Research ethics with human subjects

- Life, cloning and stem cells

- Genetic databases and genetic engineering

- The use of animals in scientific research

Week 9-14. Environmental Ethics

- Land ethics

- Biocentrism

- Sustainable development

- Climate change

- Genetically modified crops

Week 15. Student Presentations

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