PHIL 105

Summer 2015 All Classes

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Introduction to Ethics

Credit: 3 hours.

Some basic questions of ethics, discussed in the light of influential ethical theories and with reference to specific moral problems, such as: what makes an action morally right? are moral standards absolute or relative? what is the relation between personal morality and social morality, and between social morality and law?

Credit is not given for both PHIL 105 and either PHIL 104 or PHIL 106.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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PHIL 105 class schedule data for summer 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	36262	Lecture-Discussion	AB	1:00PM -3:50PM	MTWR	217 Gregory Hall	Meyer, D	Part of Term: S1 Date Range: 05/18/15-06/12/15 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course. Section Info: The aim of this course is to acquaint students with classical ethical theories through film. Class time will be divided between lecture, viewing films, and discussing films in the context of the theories studied. Most of the course will be spent examining various accounts of moral obligation, such as religion, relativism and self-interest, with a particular focus on utilitarianism and deontology. We will also survey more familiar moral issues, for example the permissibility of abortion, punishment, and torture, and obligations to protect the environment. Students will be required to participate in class discussions, write two short papers and take a final exam.