PHIL 1100 - Ethics Course

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Overview

description

• Introduces students to moral philosophy by having them study and evaluate prominent moral theories and their application to a selection of real-world moral problems. Theories studied may include utilitarianism, rights theory, virtue ethics, social contract theory, divine command theory, cultural relativism, and natural law theory. Social problems covered may include abortion, world poverty, animal rights, reparations for slavery, gun rights, or similar such controversies.

instructor(s)

• Heathwood, Chris  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
• Huemer, Michael  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
• Jacobson, Daniel  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
• Kopeikin, Zak Alexander  
  Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
• Mills, Claudia  
  Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
• Norcross, Alastair J.  
  Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018
• Pasnau, Robert  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
• Potter, Jason Timothy  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
• Talbot, Brian  
  Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
• Zerella, Michael  
  Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024