PHIL 2410

Ethics

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This will be a lecture course on classic and contemporary work on central topics in ethics. The first third of the course will focus on metaethics: we will examine the meaning of moral claims and ask whether there is any sense in which moral principles are objectively valid. The second third of the course will focus on normative ethics: what makes our lives worth living, what makes our actions right or wrong, and what do we owe to others? The final third of the course will focus on moral character: what is moral praiseworthiness, and how important is it? Can we be held responsible for what we do? When and why?

Distribution Requirements (KCM-AG), (ETM-AS), (ETM-HA)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023SP, 2022SP

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