Global Ethics: An Introduction
Widespread poverty, closed borders and catastrophic climate change.
In our interconnected world, we face challenges that demand global solutions. But how do you find the right solutions?
On this course, you will use key ethical theories to examine the most important global issues of our time. What should be done about widespread poverty? Can it be right for countries to control migration and close borders? And what about climate change: Why care about preserving the world for future generations anyway?
Upon completing this course, you’ll be better equipped to think about and debate some of today’s most complex global ethical challenges.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1
- How do key moral theories apply to the most important issues in global ethics?
Week 2
- Global inequality: What should be done about widespread poverty?
Week 3
- Migration: Are controlled borders unethical?
Week 4
- Climate change: Should we care for future generations?
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