BEH 304: Ethics and Values in a Free Society

Thiroux, J. P. (2009). Ethics: Theory and practice. (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Syllabus
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Lecture Notes*
Week 1: What is Morality? (PowerPoint file - 1.4mb)
Week 2: Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality (PowerPoint file - 3.5mb)
Week 3: Reward and Punishment (PowerPoint file - 9.3mb)
Week 4: Taking a Human Life (PowerPoint file - 1mb)
Week 5: Euthanasia and Ethical Issues in Medicine (PowerPoint file - 704kb)
Week 6: Lying, Cheating, Stealing, and Human Relationships (PowerPoint file - 799kb)
Week 7: Abortion (PowerPoint file - 443kb)
Week 8: Business and Environmental Ethics (PowerPoint file - 699kb)
Week 9: N/A - Student Presentations
* Due to the student presentations, there will be no lecture notes for class 9.

American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Protocol
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