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A Guide to Ethics

A global resource for the study of ethics. Maintained by the St. Olaf College community and friends.

A Guide to Ethics

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  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
    • Introduction to the EIN Requirement
    • What is Ethics?
    • Why Study Ethics?
    • Q & A in Ethics
    • Safety First!
    • Are We Doing Ethics Now?
    • Speaking about Ethics
    • Because God Said We Should!
    • A Portrait of a St. Olaf College EIN Workshop
    • Got Ethics?
    • Philosophical Geography
  • Areas
    • Art & Values
    • Ethics & Anthropology
    • Ethics & Economics
    • Ethics & The Environment
    • Ethics & History
    • Ethics & Law
    • Ethics & Medicine
    • Ethics & Journalism
    • Ethics & Politics
    • Ethics & Psychology
    • Ethics & Religion
    • Ethics & Social Work
    • Ethics & Sports
    • Ethics & War
    • Personal Ethics
    • Professional Ethics
    • Sexual Ethics
    • The Good Life vs. Moral Duties
  • Themes
    • Absolutes
    • Acts and Omissions
    • Atheism, Non-theism, and Agnosticism
    • Communitarianism
    • Corpses and Ghosts
    • Covenant or Contract?
    • Democracies
    • Emotions and Reason
    • Ethics and the Meaning of Life
    • Famine Relief Ethics
    • Freedom and Responsibility
    • Gender
    • Global vs. Social Justice
    • Humanism and Secularism
    • Kantian Ethics
    • Individual and Collective Decision Making
    • Individual and Collective Responsibility
    • International Law
    • A Liberty Principle
    • Lying, Deception, and “Playing the Game”
    • Moral Experts
    • Patriotism, Internationalism, and Cosmopolitanism
    • Religious Values in a Pluralistic Democracy
    • Race and Ethnicity
    • Rights and Duties
    • Singer and Universal Love
    • Social Science Research and Medical Trials
    • State Sovereignty
    • Terrorism and Responsibility
    • Torture
    • Transitional Justice
    • Utilitarianism
  • Important Figures
  • Christian Ethics
    • What is Christian Ethics?
    • Christian Ethics Part I
    • Christian Ethics Part II
    • Some References and Terms
  • Resources
    • Information About the EIN Requirement
    • A Guide to EIN Class Success
    • Example EIN Syllabi
    • Terminology
    • Dilemmas and Case Studies
    • Thought Experiments
    • Questions and Replies
    • Ethics and Graduate School
    • Web Resources
    • Undergraduate Journals of Philosophy
    • Humor
    • Shakespeare and EIN
    • An Anthology of Ethics Texts

Example EIN Syllabi

A Sampling of St. Olaf EIN Course Syllabi

ASIAN 397: Human Rights in Asian Contexts

ECON 220: Economics, Ethics, and the Economy

ECON 371 Economics of Public Policy

ECON 376: Labor Economics and Employment Relations

ESTH 290: Sports Ethics in American Society

GCON 310: The Ethics of Truth and Life

GCON 310: Virtue with and without God

IS 204: Ethics and Global Service

NORW 282: Ethical Issues in Ibsen

PHIL 252: Ethics and the Good Life

PHIL 253: Democracy: Rule of the Ignorant?

PHIL 257: Environmental Ethics

PHIL 254: Law, Politics, and Morality

PHIL 278: Moral Theory

PSCI 278: Ambition and the Vocation of Leadership

REL 277: Travel and Ethics

REL 296: Love, Justice, and Social Relations

REL 341: Conscience and its Critics

THEAT 380: Who Owns the Arts?

 

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