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PHIL 114 - Ethics

(3,0) 3 Credits
General Education Course: Humanities-Philosophy and Religion
Prerequisite(s): Placement into ENGL 111 English Composition I  with ENGL 070 English Composition I Workshop  , or higher
This course serves as an introduction to the branch of philosophy known as “ethics,” which deals with fundamental questions concerning the nature of morality. In this class, students will study ethics from both a theoretical and practical perspective – learning about canonical ethical systems as well as their potential applications. Topics include: meta-ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics; virtue, deontology, and consequentialism; the issue of relativism; justice; individual vs. collective rights; basic logical argumentation.


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