PHIL-P 340 CLASSICS IN ETHICS (3 CR.)
Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
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Fall 2024
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 30184 | Closed | 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | TR | BH 143 | Abramson K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 30184: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL INTENSIVE WRITING SECTION
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Above class COLL Intensive Writing section
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
In this class, we will study some of the major themes in the philosophical ethics of Aristotle, Hume, and Kant. We will unify our study of their disparate works in ethics by trying to think of how each of these philosophers would answer fundamental questions about the justification of our moral practices, the ways in which we are -and fail to be- appropriately motivated to act morally well and develop morally appropriate character traits, and the standards in light of which we ought to assess what it is to act morally well or poorly, to be virtuous or vicious.
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