Browsing Linguistics and Philosophy (24) - Archived by Subject "ethics"

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    • 24.03 Good Food: The Ethics and Politics of Food Choices, Fall 2012 

      Haslanger, Sally (2012-12)
      This course explores the values (aesthetic, moral, cultural, religious, prudential, political) expressed in the choices of food people eat. It analyzes the decisions individuals make about what to eat, how society should ...

    • 24.502 Topics in Metaphysics and Ethics, Fall 2014 

      Khoo, Justin; Spencer, Jack (2014-12)
      This is a class about 'ought' and ought—you can think of it as a class in philosophy of language and metaphysics in which the focus is the ethical sphere. Some of the questions that we will broach include: How should ...

    • STS.006J / 24.06J Bioethics, Spring 2006 

      Hare, Caspar John, 1972-; Jones, David S. (David Shumway) (2006-06)
      Many difficult ethical questions have arisen from the explosive growth of biomedical research and the health-care industry since World War II. When and how should doctors be allowed to help patients end their lives? Should ...