Courses
PHI 415/515 : Life Science Ethics (3 cr.) Offered once a year. Recent work in normative evaluation of human actions affecting living things. Advanced readings in moral theory, comparative value assessment, and public policy. Prerequisite: For 415, one course in PHI; for 515, graduate status. Credit will not be given for both PHI 415 and PHI 515.
PHI 816: Introduction to Research Ethics (1 cr.) Offered Fall and Spring. This course is required of all NC State doctoral students in Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Administration. Meets NIH research ethics training grant requirements. Fulfills Botany's research ethics requirement.
Teaching materials
A one-page chart describing three moral perspectives on animals (animal use, animal welfare, and animal rights), followed by an exercise asking students to apply these perspectives to three production animal practices (beef slaughter, milk cows, and laying hens). The chart is based on work of Gary Varner, who also wrote the cases. I have used this presentation in small and large classes, and in time blocks of from one to three hours.