PHIL 2000 Ethics

This course is taught in one of two ways: (1) an examination of representative ethical theories ranging from Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, the Stoics, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Dewey and more recent philosophers; (2) an attempt to develop moral criteria by examining representative moral problems confronting society. An analysis is made of the nature of moral discourse and the meaning of moral terms. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 1100 OR PHIL 1120 OR PHIL 1500 OR PHIL 2200 OR PHIL 2320
Credits: 3.0