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Introduction to Ethics

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: ENG 111
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 1997

This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on utilitarianism, rule-based ethics, existentialism, relativism versus objectivism, and egoism. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to individual moral issues such as euthanasia, abortion, crime and punishment, and justice. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.

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