POLSC401: Kant's Ethics | Saylor Academy

Watch this lecture which offers an overview of Kant's ethics, the most well known deontological ethical theory.

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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: The Role of Ethics and Morality in Politics

1.1: What Does "Ethics" Mean?

1.2: Ethical Oversight in Domestic Politics

1.3: Ethical Oversight in International Politics

1.1: What Does Ethics Mean?

Moral Dilemmas, Moral Truth, and Moral Knowledge

The Good Life: Virtue and Well-Being

Mores, Laws, Morality, and Ethics

1.2: Ethical Oversight in Domestic Politics

Government Accountability Office

Government and the Private Sector

1.3: Ethical Oversight in International Politics

Overview of the Human Rights Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A Theory of Justice

Unit 2: Theoretical Frameworks for Ethical Analysis

2.1: Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks

2.2: The Common Good Approach

2.3: The Fairness or Justice Approach

2.4: The Utilitarian Approach

2.5: The Virtue Approach

2.6: The Rights Approach

Unit 2 Assessment

2.1: Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks

Moral Foundations Theory

Ethical Principles and Responsible Decision-Making

2.2: Virtue Ethics

Aristotle's Virtue Ethics

The Good Life: Virtue and Well-Being

On Virtue Ethics

2.3: Deontology

Kant's Ethics

Kant's Categorical Imperative

The Duties of the Categorical Imperative

2.4: The Utilitarian Approach

Classical Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice

Utilitarian Ethics

Unit 3: Individual Liberty, Public Safety, and Immigration

3.1: The First Amendment

3.2: The Second Amendment

3.3: Punishment of Criminal Offenders and the Criminal Justice System

3.4: The Legalization of Drugs

3.5: Illegal Immigration

3.1: Individual Liberty

Democracy and Majority Rule

3.2: Freedom of Speech and the Press

Freedom of Speech and the Press

What is the Point of Free Speech?

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)

3.3: Punishment of Criminal Offenders and the Criminal Justice System

The Ethics of Power and Authority

What Exposes African Americans to Police Violence?

The Case of Correctional Institutions

3.4: The Second Amendment

The Path to Gun Control in America Goes through Political Philosophy

The Public's Health and the Social Meaning of Guns

3.5: Illegal Immigration

Unauthorized Aliens in the United States

International Migration at a Time of Crisis

Unit 3 Assessment

Draft a Policy Memo: Individual Liberty, Public Safety, and Immigration

Unit 4: Income Equality, Equal Employment, and Affirmative Action

4.1: Taxes and Tax Reform

4.2: EEO Compliance

4.3: Affirmative Action

4.1: Income Equality

Financing Government

Income Inequality

4.2: Equal Employment Opportunity

Employment Discrimination

The Americans with Disabilities Act

4.3: Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action

Cheryl J. Hopwood v. State of Texas

Grutter v. Bollinger

Unit 4 Assessment

Draft a Policy Memo: Income Equality, Equal Employment, and Affirmative Action

Unit 5: Care for the Poor, Sick, Elderly, and Infirm