PHIL-P 141 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL THEORIES AND PROBLEMS (3 CR.)
Explores ethical theories and fundamental issues in philosophical ethics (e.g., relation of morality to self-interest, objectivity of ethics, happiness and the good life). Applies theory to contemporary problems. Concentrates on reading and interpretation of original philosophical texts, evaluation of argumentation, and development of skills in ethical reasoning, argumentation, and analysis.
13 classes found
Fall 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | **** | Open | 10:20 a.m.–11:10 a.m. | TR | RB 110 | Robison J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC: Total Seats: 90 / Available: 4 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- TOPIC: Moral Theory and Its Critics
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10290 | Open | 9:10 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | F | BH 015 | Monaco A |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10290: Total Seats: 22 / Available: 2 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10291 | Closed | 10:20 a.m.–11:10 a.m. | F | BH 015 | Monaco A |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10291: Total Seats: 23 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10292 | Open | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | F | BH 015 | Rogers M |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10292: Total Seats: 22 / Available: 1 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10293 | Open | 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. | F | BH 015 | Rogers M |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10293: Total Seats: 23 / Available: 1 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | **** | Open | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | TR | CH 001 | Sussman D |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC: Total Seats: 90 / Available: 5 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This class will consider what fundamentally makes an act morally obligatory or morally wrong. Are there moral concerns that don¿t boil down to helping or hurting others (such as desert, equality, fairness, or dignity)? Am I equally responsible for what I do and what I allow to happen? Is there any kind of act that that it always wrong to do, regardless of context or consequences? Do we have moral obligations to all and only other human beings (do I have obligations to animals? to living things generally? to myself?). We will first look at some philosophical theories that try to give systematic answers to these questions, and then see how far such approaches help us with such difficult issues such as abortion, punishment, animal experimentation, torture, and reparations for past injustices.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10295 | Open | 9:10 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | F | BH 138 | Chada K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10295: Total Seats: 22 / Available: 1 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This class will consider what fundamentally makes an act morally obligatory or morally wrong. Are there moral concerns that don¿t boil down to helping or hurting others (such as desert, equality, fairness, or dignity)? Am I equally responsible for what I do and what I allow to happen? Is there any kind of act that that it always wrong to do, regardless of context or consequences? Do we have moral obligations to all and only other human beings (do I have obligations to animals? to living things generally? to myself?). We will first look at some philosophical theories that try to give systematic answers to these questions, and then see how far such approaches help us with such difficult issues such as abortion, punishment, animal experimentation, torture, and reparations for past injustices.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIS | 3 | 10296 | Closed | 10:20 a.m.–11:10 a.m. | F | BH 138 | Chada K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10296: Total Seats: 23 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This class will consider what fundamentally makes an act morally obligatory or morally wrong. Are there moral concerns that don¿t boil down to helping or hurting others (such as desert, equality, fairness, or dignity)? Am I equally responsible for what I do and what I allow to happen? Is there any kind of act that that it always wrong to do, regardless of context or consequences? Do we have moral obligations to all and only other human beings (do I have obligations to animals? to living things generally? to myself?). We will first look at some philosophical theories that try to give systematic answers to these questions, and then see how far such approaches help us with such difficult issues such as abortion, punishment, animal experimentation, torture, and reparations for past injustices.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10297 | Open | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | F | BH 138 | Cao Y |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10297: Total Seats: 22 / Available: 3 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This class will consider what fundamentally makes an act morally obligatory or morally wrong. Are there moral concerns that don¿t boil down to helping or hurting others (such as desert, equality, fairness, or dignity)? Am I equally responsible for what I do and what I allow to happen? Is there any kind of act that that it always wrong to do, regardless of context or consequences? Do we have moral obligations to all and only other human beings (do I have obligations to animals? to living things generally? to myself?). We will first look at some philosophical theories that try to give systematic answers to these questions, and then see how far such approaches help us with such difficult issues such as abortion, punishment, animal experimentation, torture, and reparations for past injustices.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 10298 | Open | 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. | F | BH 138 | Cao Y |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10298: Total Seats: 23 / Available: 1 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This class will consider what fundamentally makes an act morally obligatory or morally wrong. Are there moral concerns that don¿t boil down to helping or hurting others (such as desert, equality, fairness, or dignity)? Am I equally responsible for what I do and what I allow to happen? Is there any kind of act that that it always wrong to do, regardless of context or consequences? Do we have moral obligations to all and only other human beings (do I have obligations to animals? to living things generally? to myself?). We will first look at some philosophical theories that try to give systematic answers to these questions, and then see how far such approaches help us with such difficult issues such as abortion, punishment, animal experimentation, torture, and reparations for past injustices.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | **** | Closed | 12:40 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | MW | BH 310 | Robison J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC: Total Seats: 47 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- TOPIC: Moral Theory and Its Critics
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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DIS | 3 | 11028 | Closed | 12:40 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | F | BH 139 | Steele A |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 11028: Total Seats: 24 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIS | 3 | 11029 | Closed | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | F | BH 139 | Steele A |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 11029: Total Seats: 23 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Formerly PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics at IUB
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Consider ordinary, moral disagreements: you and I disagree about whether it's okay to eat meat, whether Jamie was disrespectful, whether Quincy is viciously self-centered, whether some outcome was just, or about whether the nurse is morally responsible. In such cases, we don't merely disagree -- we exchange reasons and defend our positions. To that extent, we regularly (perhaps implicitly) invoke and evaluate moral theory. Yet, some are skeptical about this practice: they argue that there are no objective moral truths about which to theorize, that moral theorizing is somehow undermined by science, or that it's too idealized. This course invites students 1) to critically examine such challenges to moral theorizing, 2) to carefully assess purported theories of rightness, value, respect, virtue, justice, and responsibility, 3) to build upon and challenge their own moral outlooks by borrowing and repurposing insights from these theories, and 4) to morally evaluate specific practices, including protest, punishment, and the eating of nonhuman animals. Emphasis is given to cultivating the widely applicable skills of constructing, presenting, developing, evaluating, and revising arguments.