Science, Technology, and Ethics

Catalog description

This course explores the epistemological, ontological, and ethical questions raised by science and technology. Among the topics addressed are: various views of science and the different metaphysical views which are behind them, various views of nature and human nature, and the different kinds of ethics that result from these competing epistemologies and ontologies. Components: Class GE: HA Humanities & Arts, HA-H Humanities Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor Typically Offered: Fall - Spring