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Aug 31, 2024
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PHIL 140 - Introduction to the Study of Ethics (HUMD, GEIR, GEEL)
Covers contemporary ethical issues in public policy and personal conduct. Topic areas may include bioethics and medicine; inequality and discrimination; justice and punishment; information ethics; environmental ethics; or other areas. Practical issues in these areas will be discussed in relation to ethical theories. Various ethical perspectives will be critically examined. Assessment Level(s): ENGL 101 /ENGL 011 , READ 120 . Three hours each week.
3 semester hours
Course Outcomes: Upon course completion, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehension of current moral issues in light of various ethical theories.
- Recognize classical thinkers from around the world as he or she explores normative judgments and foundations for those judgments.
- Distinguish normative and nonnormative ethical theories and the distinction between metaethics and normative ethics.
- Critically evaluate different moral points of view, including altruism, universalism, and self-interest.
- Discuss different schools of ethical thought.
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