PHIL111 Ethics
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Philosophy
- I. Course Number and Title
- PHIL111 Ethics
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- A critical examination of the foundations of ethical theory; contributions of eminent philosophers of ethics are evaluated. The source material used consists of analytic studies from great religious thinkers and philosophers. Students learn to begin to formulate an intellectual basis for their own ethical behavior.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- survey the evolution of ethical thought, as part of a general philosophical inquiry, as organized into the various recognized ethical traditions, and as these traditions are related to one another, both intellectually and historically; and
- make critical evaluations of a series of contemporary moral issues based upon an experiential and argumentative approach.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Introduction
- Human Freedom
- Hedonism
- Stoicism
- The Ethics of Judaism and Christianity
- Abortion
- Concerns Regarding the "Right to Life" and the "Right to Choose"
- Cloning
- Euthanasia
- Punishment: Retribution or Rehabilitation?
- Racism
- Sexual Harassment
- Homosexuality
- Poverty
- Animal Rights
- Ethics and the Environment
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Text: See course syllabus. -
Review/Approval Date - 2/99; New Core 8/2015