ANTHROP 3ET3 - Ethics, Hope and Despair

3 unit(s)

This course explores the classical anthropological question of how ethical value is shaped and contested. Grounded in ethnography studies of specific ethical traditions (both religious and secular), course topics may include the problem of suffering, the prospect of human freedom, the cultivation of virtue, and the development of moral obligations.
Seminar (three hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): Three units of Level I Anthropology or three units of Level I SCAR or permission of the instructor.
Cross-list(s): SCAR 3ET3