The cardinal objective of the course is to stimulate you to analyze and evaluate the opposing viewpoints of some scholars who have expressed their views on some of the most disputed moral issues in contemporary American culture. Specifically, the required readings for the class focus on abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, world hunger and poverty, sexual morality, drugs and addiction and affirmative action. The course requirements include two 6-8 page essays, a 15-20 page research paper and a presentation to the class on the subject of the research paper.
