PHIL103: Moral and Political Philosophy

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• explain the connection between moral behavior and economic pressures of the market, as in situations connected to parental rights and the sale of human organs;
  
• discuss the implication of Kantian ethics for decisions involving lying and buying and selling of goods and property;
  
• define the categorical imperative;
  
• apply the categorical imperative to specific decisions and situations; and
  
• compare and contrast Kant's ethical theory with libertarian political theory and utilitarian theory.