Academic Catalog

PHIL568 GLOBAL ETHICS AND JUSTICE

Course Code: 2410568
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Philosophy
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. FULDEN ÝBRAHÝMHAKKIOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course covers contemporary issues around global justice and ethics. What does it mean to live “a good life” in a globalizing world? What are our individual and collective responsibilities in the face of structurel injustice? Is it possible to live ethically under global capitalism? Topics include: transformative justice; restorative justice; environmental justice; disability justice; global refugee crisis; poverty; mass incarceration; bioethics; racial justice; reproductive justice.