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PHL 155 - Ethics
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This course is a study of selected topics from classical and contemporary ethics. It examines the principles of moral evaluation and reasoning, factual judgment, and responsibility.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of problems of and issues of morality.
- Recognize ethics as a discipline and how it relates to society, law, personal growth and other branches of philosophy.
- Apply concepts and examples from the studies when developing and assessing one’s own moral principles of habits.
- Develop critical analytical skills in reading, listening, writing and thinking.
Listed Topics
- Awareness and appreciation of ethics as a discipline
- Ideas and deciding as themes of alternative theories in ethics
- Ethics, social action, public policies and the call to virtue
- Examples of typical and current moral problems and reasoning
- Standard controversies in moral concepts or theories in ethics
Reference Materials
Textbooks featuring primary sources and commentaries
Lecture and discussion
Audio-visual supplements
Current issue monitored debates
Essay examinations or faculty-approved alternatives may be required for grades
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 05/05/2008
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