Description
This course provides an opportunity for students to think deeply
both about the theory and the practice of ethical leadership.
Regarding the first, this students in this course are asked to
engage with primary texts from some of philosophy's greatest
thinkers. This engagement is intended to encourage students to
consider their own ethical beliefs, while asking them to give an
account of those beliefs which move beyond a mere common-sense
affirmation. Regarding the second, students will be asked to apply
what they have learned through the elucidation of their own ethical
commitments to contemporary situations which they may encounter as
leaders.
Fundamental questions addressed by this course include but are not
limited to: What is justice? Are there such things as inalienable
rights and what are they? Can people or parties with fundamental
moral disagreements come to accord over contentious issues? Why are
ethical mistakes made, and what can be done to avoid making them?