Ethics in a Consumer Culture
Paul Metzger
Paul Metzger builds an ethical framework for living as whole persons in world of disposability, consumption, and dehumanization.
About The Course
We live in a culture of commodification. People are too often defined by what they do or own; they're treated as a means to an end or cogs in a machine. What goes missing is a deep sense of personhood―the belief that all humans are unique, have inherent worth, and the right to self-determination in authentic communion with others.
In this course, Paul Louis Metzger offers a counter-narrative for this commodification, naming that human personhood begins with the personal, triune God, who invites us to live more fully as human beings. When we refuse to reduce our fellow humans―and ourselves―to mere abstractions or objects, we follow the example of Jesus in honoring the value of every person and of creaturely life as a whole.
Metzger draws from thought leaders and scripture to outlines an alternative ethical framework that can help us navigate a pluralistic world by applying it to a variety of pressing ethical issues, including abortion, genetic engineering, immigration, drone warfare, and more.
Lesson Plan
Metzger outlines the metaphysical and methodological conditions for a Personalist Moral Vision.
Metzger explores the meaning of being "pro-life" as it extends beyond the contentious issue of abortion to include the dignity of all lives.
Metzger explores the complex ethical space of genetic engineering and how it relates to human dignity, agency, and power.
Metzger unpacks a personalist approach to sex and marriage, moving beyond sexual commodification.
Metzger explores a personalist approach to gender, patriarchy, and the imperative for gender equality.
Metzger explores the morality of physician-assisted suicide and other end-of-life conversations.
Metzger unpacks a personalist ethic as it pertains to race, power, and Beloved Community.
Metzger broaches the topic of immigration reform and a society built around meritocracy through the lens of personalism.
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