PHL102 Ethics 3 credits
Prerequisite(s): ( WR121Z )
This course investigates the nature of moral philosophy through an examination of major ethical theories in the Western tradition. Concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, pleasure, justice, moral responsibility, duty, and character provide the conceptual framework for the course, with the aim of enabling students to develop and critically reflect on their own ethical positions. Questions concerning the sources of moral knowledge, as well as skepticism about those sources, round out the course content.
This course may be taken 1 time for credit.