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...editors: Re: “Abortion: A Product of Its Times,” op-ed, Sep. 13. Evolutionary theory suggests that human beings are inclined to do many things that are morally problematic. Many evolutionary biologists believe that the evolution of men incline them toward the reproductive strategy of impregnating numerous women and committing only minimally (or not at all) to each of them. Yet it would be absurd to conclude from this fact that men are morally justified in exploiting and abandoning women! Similarly, Darwinism might help us to understand why some women seek out abortions...
There are lots of reasons to be moral: avoiding prison, hell, and appearances on Gawker.com are just a few. But you’re in luck, oh principle–perplexed undergrad, for Harvard has bestowed its most righteous of all Cores, Moral Reasoning, upon thee. Unfortunately, it’s often righteously boring.In theory, Moral Reasoning courses will help you learn to deal with tough ethical questions, and face up to quandaries that enable you to hone your moral compass. Though the MR menu provides a seemingly gourmet spread of professors, readings, and course titles, reality is often more...
...scope of the course” is an ‘answer’ you’ll come to expect from your TF), the subject matter is often fascinating enough to serve as a jumping-off point to further exploration in the sciences. Unlike some Cores (ahem, Moral Reasoning) where every offering is basically the same course with 10 different names, each Science B touches on a different topic, from the anatomy of dinosaurs to the mechanics of human vision or the creation of our planet. Pick your poison...
...about interpersonal relationships. Maybe it’s the Core where I’ll find my one true love!ANALYSIS: Fuck.Turn that frown upside down, dear reader. Social Analysis isn’t the sexiest of Core categories, but it ain’t the dreariest either. (Hello, Moral Reasoning.) Besides, many of you won’t have to worry about it to begin with. Social Analysis 10 = Ec 10 = Harvard’s most popular freshman class. For those who foresee a high-flying life in finance—or for those who have no idea what...
...instead to bolstering the forthcoming general education requirements.Before you can graduate and properly be called an educated Harvard Man or Woman, you must complete courses in seven of the Core’s eleven academic areas (Foreign Cultures; History A and B; Literature and Arts A, B and C; Moral Reasoning; Quantitative Reasoning; Social Analysis; and Science A and B). If it worked the way it was intended, the Core could force students to explore academic areas outside their narrow specialization and ensure that no Harvard student graduated without being exposed to a wide range of general topics.Instead, the Core...