RST 250H ST: Sexual Ethics
This course is an introduction to the academic study of sexual ethics. Through a systematic study of philosophy and theology in an interdisciplinary setting, the course will examine the dimensions of sexual ethics and its contemporary issues. Participants will be provided with a framework for addressing philosophical and theological problems with the body, gender, and sexuality, which includes discussions of issues such as justice/sex, marriage/family, sexual violence, and HIV/AIDS. Conceptual foundations will be analyzed, and cases discussed. The first part of the course will explore various philosophical and theological principles and theories linked the cultural and historical developments of sexual ethics. The second part of the course will present various applications and issues on which sexual ethics may focus and where this discourse may head in the future.