PHIL 11100 - Introduction To Ethics

A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn both from contemporary sources and from the works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill.

Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate exposure to and knowledge of the views and approaches to specific issues in ethics as presented in the writings of important moral philosophers, including Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.
2. Recognize important ethical concepts and ethical theories, including virtue ethics, deontological ethics, and consequentialist ethics.
3. Develop the ability to present, explain, defend and critically evaluate complex philosophical ideas, theories, and perspectives, in oral and written communication.
4. Develop the ability to locate, interpret, understand and evaluate philosophical arguments encountered in complex philosophical texts within the contexts and traditions that inform those arguments and texts.
5. Develop critical thinking and writing skills.