First-Year Seminars (FYSM)
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Public Affairs
FYSM 1209 [1.0 credit]
Contemporary Moral, Social, and Religious Issues
Philosophical problems associated with such topical issues as feminism; atheism vs. theism; the meaning of life; moral relativism vs. moral objectivism; egoistic vs. non-egoistic ethics; euthanasia and capital punishment; legal paternalism; freedom of the will.
Precludes additional credit for
PHIL 1500.
Prerequisite: normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A. program.
Seminars three hours a week.