PHIL 103 - Introduction to Ethics

Summer 2013, Section 001 - 3.0 Credits
Schedule Number 152110
Satisfies: General Education - Humanities Courses (GH)

Important Dates

Reg Period: 2/4/2013 - 5/16/2013
First Day of Class: 5/13/2013
End of Class: 6/21/2013

Course Description

Ethical theory about virtue, duty, autonomy, and life quality applied to moralproblems, including character, violence, oppression, abortion, and suicide.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Sample Course Syllabus

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Costs and Fees

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Remarks

This course, as with other 100-level philosophy department courses, is intended for Liberal Arts majors and others likely to take philosophy courses rather than for philosophy majors. (The analogous course for majors is PHIL 418: Ethics.) PHIL 103 introduces students to the major aspects of ethics: the natures of ethical reasoning, the major ethical traditions and their similarities and contrasts, as well as enduring ethical issues that link theory to practice in critical ways. This is an introductory course and addresses issues that any student, no matter what major, will face.  

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Material Requirements

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Technical Requirements

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