93-868 Entertainment Ethics

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is aimed at providing an introduction to the moral complexities that working professionals face in the entertainment industry, a business that places profit and artistic freedom above all else. The course will also look at Free Speech and the First Amendment as it relates to artistic decisions including hard news and entertainment news. Specific dilemmas will be offered that class members will have to resolve using ethical philosophies that one may come across in the entertainment industry. These include Cultural Relativism, Ethical Egoism, Behaviorism, Utilitarianism, and Situational Ethics. Students will be challenged to consider the multitude of decisions available as one pursues an employment field that often celebrates and promotes those who break the rules.

Prerequisites: none listed

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