Core EIS Courses
Link to list of courses EIS has sponsored via our
Call for Courses Initiative
Although some courses are not offered every year, the Program
hopes students will search for similar courses offered in other
departments, and/or, schedule their Stanford careers keeping
these courses in mind. In addition to the below courses, there
are many courses at Stanford that contain an ethical component.
Before using such a course to satisfy an Ethics in Society requirement,
please consult with the director of the program and provide
him/her with the course syllabus for final approval.
For more information on core and non-core EIS classes, see the
Stanford
Bulletin.
For
more information on the course listings for the current quarter,
see the Time
Schedule.
ETHICSOC
20. Introduction to Moral Philosophy- (Same as PHIL 20)
What is the basis of moral judgments? What makes right actions
right, and wrong actions wrong? What makes a state of affairs
good or worth promoting? What sort of person is it best to be?
The answers to such classic questions in ethics are examined
through the works of traditional and contemporary authors.
GER: DB-Hum, EC-EthicReas. 5 units.
ETHICSOC
30. Introduction to Political Philosophy- (Same as PHIL
30) Critical introduction to issues of state authority, justice,
liberty, and equality, approached through major works in political
philosophy. Topics: human nature and citizenship, the obligation
to obey the law, democracy and economic inequality, equality
of opportunity and affirmative action, religion and politics.
GER: DB-Hum, EC-EthicReas. 5 units.
ETHICSOC
78. Medical Ethics- (Same as PHIL 78) Introduction to moral
reasoning and its application to problems in medicine: informed
consent, the requirements and limits of respect for patients'
autonomy, surrogate decision making, euthanasia, physician-assisted
suicide, and abortion.
GER: DB-Hum, EC-Gender. 4 units.
ETHICSOC
108. Ethics and the Professions- Introduction to ethical
challenges facing professionals in society. Readings provide
theoretical framework and case studies examine practical application.
Students explore individual moral obligations as members of
society in relation to obligations as professionals. Topics:
conflict of interest, client/professional privilege, and use
of confidential information. Focus is on medicine, law, engineering,
and ethical issues common to all professions.
4 units.
ETHICSOC
131. Children's Citizenship: Justice Across Generations-
(Same as POLISCI 131.) The notion of children's citizenship,
focusing on the major social institutions that assume responsibility
for the civic education of children: schools, families and communities,
and civil society. How does each institution develop citizenship?
What is the relationship between civic education in its current
forms and the reproduction of social equality and/or inequality?
Do children's rights as citizens differ from the rights of adult
citizens? Readings: political theorists on justice, feminist
theorists on the family and children, court cases on the tensions
between the state's and communities' interests in education,
and social critics on the practice of civic education.
GER: DB-SocSci. 5 units.
ETHICSOC
133. Ethics and Politics in Public Service- (Same as POLISCI
133.) Provides the basis for a connection between an undergraduate's
service activities and his or her academic experiences at Stanford;
especially for freshmen and sophomores who participate or intend
to participate in service activities through the Haas Center
or register for courses with service learning components. What
does it mean to do public service? Why should or should not
citizens do volunteer work? Is public service by definition
a good thing? The history, hazards, responsibilities, and dilemmas
of doing public service. A historical context of public service
work in the U.S., introducing the range of ethical concerns
involved with service.
GER: DB-SocSci. 5 units.
ETHICSOC
170. Ethical Theory- (Same as PHIL 170/270) A critical study
of Kantian, utiltarian and virtue-based ethical theories. Readings
will include works of Aristotle, kant, Mill and more recent
writers.
GER: DB-Hum. 4 units.
ETHICSOC
171. Political Philosophy- (Same as PHIL 171/271)-Questions
about a just society. Which liberties should a just society
protect: economic, political, expressive? What sort of equality
should a just society ensure: opportunity, outcome, economic,
political? Can a just society ensure both liberty and equality?
Focus is on answers from rival contemporary theories of justice:
utilitarianism, libertarianism, and egalitarian liberalism.
GER: DB-Hum, EC-EthicReas. 4 units.
ETHICSOC
190. Ethics in Society Honors Seminar- (Same as PHIL 178)
Interdisciplinary. Students present issues of public and personal
morality; topics are chosen with the advice of the instructor.
Student-prepared reading list is made available a week prior
to the presentation. Group discussion follows.
3 units.
ETHICSOC
198. Community Engagement Internship - Opportunities for students
to engage in community work via the Haas Center for Public Service.
Students work with Haas Center staff to design an internship involving
community-based research or supported by a Haas Center fellowship
or community service work/study, or to serve for an academic year
as a tutor in one of the Haas Center's several K-12 programs in
East Palo Alto. May be repeated for credit.
3-5 units.
ETHICSOC
199. Independent Studies in Ethics in Society.
1-15
units, any quarter
ETHICSOC
200A, B. Ethics in Society Honors Thesis- Limited to Ethics
in Society honors students.
1-5 units, any two quarters
