Compassionate Social Policy: 3 hours

Catalog description

(Prerequisites: SO 1003 or SO 1103 ). Three hours lecture. This course will cover religious, philosophical, and biosocial arguments in favor of practicing compassion. The main focus will be on using The Golden Rule (i.e., treat others as you want to be treated) as a guide for the practical application of compassion. With this guide in mind, students will learn about the various social problems facing the contemporary U.S. and will be asked to critically assess and discuss various policies that can deal with these problems compassionately