PHL 200 - Ethics (3)

Prerequisite: None
IAI: H4 904
fall, spring, summer

Lecture: Three hours of lecture/discussion per week.

A study of philosophical theories and principles related to the question, “How should one live?” This course looks closely at the arguments for moral relativism, the relationship between religion and morality, selfishness and altruism, duty, and virtue. Students will also encounter various contemporary moral issues, such as euthanasia, the treatment of non-human animals, and poverty as they attempt to apply moral theories to particular moral situations.