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Eunjung K Kim
PHIL 241
Seattle Campus
Introduction to ethics through in-depth study of one or more selected topics (e.g., limits of moral community, animal rights, moral education, and freedom). Topics vary.
Class description
This course explores the different roles of agreement in moral and political philosophy. The idea of agreement plays a central role in (1) the relativist account of morality, (2) the contractarian theory of political legitimacy, and (3)the justification of universal human rights. We will ask if agreement can perform all three roles: ground morality, establish political legitimacy, and justify universal moral norms.
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