INQ-120 | Do the Right Thing?

Full Title: Can Politicians Do the Right Thing?

Topic Description:

Can a person be good and disobey the law? Can a person “use” evil means to pursue moral ends in politics? This course is organized around semester-long inquiry into theoretical and literary sources addressing different aspects of the relationship between ethics and politics, especially in times of political crisis. Students will learn how to explain, apply, and evaluate different notions of political morality. Rigorous writing assignments and oral presentations on course readings will be required.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: March 2015