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PHI 240* Introduction to Ethics
This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, poverty, war, terrorism, the treatment of animals, and issues arising from new technologies. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course. This course is also available through the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).
Course Information
Course ID:
PHI 240
Class:
3
Lab:
0
Credit:
3
Work Ex/Clinical:
0
Prerequisite:
State: ENG 111*
Co-requisite:
None
Course Availability:
Course offered at the discretion of the Dean