AUECO 480 - Ethics in Economics and Business

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Investigation of the relation between ethical reflection and the activities of businesses and economics. Attention is paid to the role of self-interest and rationality in economic and business discourse, the relation between the price system and human values, and the morality of the market as a means of social organization. Several case studies are used. Prerequisite: At least 6 units at a senior-level in Economics or Management.

AUIDS 101 - First Year Seminar

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected topics that highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This seminar-style class is the first course in Augustana's Core. The focus and content of each course are determined by faculty interests, and vary from year to year.

AUPHI 260 - Ethics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Examination of questions of right and wrong, good and evil, and reasons for action, through study of ethical theories of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.

AUPHI 102 - Introduction to Western Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Continuation of an introduction to the main problems and theories that have dominated philosophical thought, through study and critical discussions of selected classics of modern philosophy.

AUPHI 392 - African Philosophy

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Exploration of philosophical traditions and debates within African contexts. Topics include: the scope and nature of African philosophy; communalism and personhood; ubuntu ethics; epistemology and knowledge systems; oral traditions; colonialism and decolonization; African identity; and contributions of key African thinkers. Examines both historical developments and contemporary African philosophical thought.