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Academic Year 2001/2002


Ethics and International Relations
GOVT 312 FA

This course is intended to serve as a critical examination of the subject of ethics and international relations. In the first part of the course, we will focus on a number of general ethical traditions that speak to the major issues of international affairs. In the second part, we will examine several important subjects in detail, including the justice of going to war, justice in conducting wars (and ending them), and distributive justice.

MAJOR READINGS

Terry Nardin and David R. Mapel, eds. TRADITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ETHICS.
Michael Walzer. JUST AND UNJUST WARS.
Robert Paul Wolff. IN DEFENSE OF ANARCHISM
Stanley Hoffman. DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS: ON THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF ETHICAL INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
Terry Nardin, ed. THE ETHICS OF WAR AND PEACE: RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR PERSPECTIVES.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Paper, Midterm, Final. Class participation will be stressed.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Ruger,William   
Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: PAC422
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 23)
SR. major: 13   Jr. major: 10
SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO:    FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Ethical Reasoning, Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002


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